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EU regulation REACH and chrome-free dyes for wool
2011-07-25
Wool without chrome dyes The European REACH legislation puts increasingly serious pressure on wool dyers who still use chrome dyes. The replacement of this outdated dyeing technique is fully in line with IWTO’s slogan 'Sustainability, Guaranteed by Wool'. Huntsman Textile Effects, Associate Member of IWTO, is the selected partner to support this initiative with their chrome replacement concept. REACH (Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restrictions of CHemicals) was published...
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Emerging from the U.N. Year of Natural Fibres 2009 the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative supported by IWTO is a worldwide campaign to promote the use of natural fibres through education about their benefits both to the wearer as well as the environment as a whole. 