Bluesign launches textile tool it claims could cut water usage in half
16/07/2015
BlueXpert is an online tool which will be available at the start of next year and uses the company’s ‘bluesign bluefinder’ database of 6,000 ‘safe’ chemicals, so-called because they meet restricted substance list demands and the requirements of the Greenpeace Detox Campaign with ‘best available technology’.
Chemicals groups Archroma, DyStar and Huntsman Textile Effects worked with bluesign on the project.
Bluesign CEO Peter Waeber (pictured) said: “In today's world, it is not enough anymore to find the right chemical suppliers who provide clean chemistry. The urgent need to dramatically reduce the amount of water and subsequent energy in textile wet processing should have as much as a priority as using clean chemistry.
“This is why the responsible dye and chemical manufacturers have been continuously pushing the boundaries for not only clean chemistry but also products that have substantial resource saving capabilities.”
He envisages it could be possible for manufacturers to use 50% less water, 30% less energy and 15% fewer chemicals by using the tool and “buying less, but the best”.
The chemical companies hosted workshops to discuss the new tool, and David de Rothschild, founder of The Lost Explorer, spoke about sustainability in textiles.
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