Italian company touts alternative to stone washing
25/10/2017
It claims Geopower NPS (No Pumice Stones) improves environmental impact as traditional stone washing creates a waste sludge that needs to be disposed of.
It describes the enzyme as a “highly sophisticated and complex compound whose ingredients work in synergy on the indigo that is both on the fibres and in the bath”.
Stefano Aldighieri, creative director at India-based Arvind Mills, said: “I believe that Geopower NPS is getting significant traction because it helps us improve something that we have been doing for decades in our production; I look forward to seeing the day when we stop using pumice stones in our processes and their negative effect on our environment.”
Garmon Chemicals’ chief marketing officer, Alberto De Conti, added: “Replacing an iconic process such as traditional stone wash with Geopower NPS was at times hard. It took people with vision and pioneer spirit. Those pioneers now have an incredible competitive advantage.”
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