OUR COTTON     ORGANIC DYEING     COLOURS

OUR COTTON is bought from leading farms in the USA, Russia, India, and Australia. We are very present to the fact that cheaper cotton exists in the market from countries like Uzbekistan, which have been known for their unethical conditions, which is why we buy cotton only from trusted sources.

ORGANIC cotton is available on all bespoke orders certified by The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), with plans to make our entire collection organic. GOTS is recognised as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres worldwide. It defines high level environmental criteria along the entire supply chain of organic textiles and requires compliance with social criteria as well. Only textile products that contain a minimum of 70% organic fibres can become certified according to GOTS. All chemical inputs s.a. dyestuffs and auxiliaries used must meet certain environmental and toxicological criteria. The choice of accessories is limited under ecological aspects.

DYEING COLOURS Oeko-Tex Standard 100 is an international testing and certification system for textiles, limiting the use of certain hazardous chemicals that could damage the environment. Textile dyes are tested for their pH-value, formaldehyde content, the presence of pesticides, extractable heavy metals, chlorinated organic carriers and preservatives such as pentachlorophenol and tetrachlorophenol. The tests also include checks for any MAC amines in azo dyestuffs and allergy- inducing dyestuffs.

The Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) is designed to treat the effluent coming from different areas of the plant so there is no damage to the environment. The system is envisaged for treatment of effluent mainly containing turbidity and suspended solids. Service water washing effluent from different areas is collected in a common collection pit and then pumped to the flash mixer, where chemical mixing takes place. The effluent is dosed with Alum, Lime and Polyelectrolyte to coagulate and flocculate the suspended / colloidal matter. Water then flows through the flocculation tank and is finally carried over to the tube/lamella settler through gravity where clarification of water takes place. Clarified water is then led to the common monitoring basin. Sludge generated in the process is collected and pumped for further treatment.