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Archroma, a global leader in color andspecialty chemicals towards sustainablesolutions, and Carlin, the trend office whopioneered trend forecasting back in 1947,are heading together to Premiere VisionParis, where they share a booth fully ded-icated to color creativity, inspiration andperformance.

Visit Archroma and Carlin at PremiereVision Paris, 12-14 February 2019, Hall 6,Booth 6N10/6P9 & 6N12/6P11

Carlin is well known in France andabroad for its “trend-oriented” expertisefrom brand strategy and collectiondesign, to color creation and trend fore-casting. Carlin serves famous brands inthe fashion, cosmetic or sportswearindustry, such as GAP, Empreinte, Byredo,Birchbox, or Samsung.

Carlin x Archroma collaboration

Archroma launched the ‘Color Atlasby Archroma®‘ in 2016, a unique tooldedicated to providing fashion designersand stylists with off-the-shelf color inspi-ration that can be implemented in pro-duction with just a few clicks.

The Color Atlas contains 4,320 colorson cotton poplin, and online, almostdouble compared to similar tools availableto textile and fashion specialists. Morebrands are turning to the Color Atlas andArchroma for color creation and imple-mentation, such as American EagleOutfitters, Athleta, Express, and Lands’End.

Archroma and Carlin started their col-laboration in July 2018. Carlin is using thecolor references of the Color Atlas duringits color workshops throughout France, aswell as in its 20 yearly publications.

At Premiere Vision, Archroma andCarlin will be together in one exhibitionspace, allowing visitors to enjoy a fullconsultation from color trends to color

inspiration to color implementation fromthe first mood board all the way into pro-duction.

Sneak preview at FW2021color trends

At the booth, Carlin will present itstrend books for the Fall-Winter 2021.

The IMPULSE FW2021 trend bookpresents Carlin’s four main themes forFall-Winter 2021: “INSOLENCE”,“TECH-CARE”, “LAND” and “ALPHA”,with a detailed and inspiring macrosocialdecoding and several creative leads foreach of the themes.

The teams at Carlin and Archromadeveloped a crush on “INSOLENCE” and

decided to make it the inspiration of their

shared booth, with its bold red, green and

blue colors.

Visitors will be able to experience the

theme through the booth design and

through an exclusive series of short pre-

sentations at the booth for a sneak pre-

view at the color trends under

“INSOLENCE”.

AGENDA: TREND SNEAK PREVIEWBY CARLIN X ARCHROMA

12 February 2019 @11am

13 February 2019 @14pm

14 February 2019 @11am

CARLIN X Archroma collaborationat Premiere Vision Paris withshared booth and sneak preview atFW 2021 Color Trends

New aniline-free* Denisol®Pure Indigo 30.

(Photo: Archroma)

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At Hall 6, Booth 6N10/6P9 &6N12/6P11

Secure your seat with Annflor Sangan

at +33 6 4811 7305 or by email at: ann-

[email protected].

Closing the loop from forecast to

insight, visitors at the booth will also have

the opportunity to check which colors are

currently trending in the textile industry,

with Archroma’s “TRENDING NOW”

booklet. The “TRENDING NOW” booklet

compiles the top 10 selling colors of Color

Atlas references that are currently being

selected and in-use.

Sustainability, from trend to reality

Visitors at the booth will also be ableto explore Carlin’s take on “naturality &ethics” under its other theme, “LAND”,with Archroma’s most recent color inno-vations such as the aniline-free* DenisolPure Indigo dyes for denim, andEarthColors®, a range of traceable dyesmade from agricultural or herbal wastesuch as nutshells or rosemary leaves.

“From the color inspiration to color man-agement expertise, our Carlin x Archromacollaboration is unique in that it allows thecolor dreams of designers and stylists tocome to life uncompromised into the collec-tion they bring to the shops”, Edouard Keller,Head of International Sales, comments.

“We are amazed to see how Carlin’sforecasts and Archroma’s color solutionsare in total synergy”, adds Chris Hipps,Global Director of Archroma ColorManagement Services. “Whilst Carlinnurtures the creativity of designers andstylists with color inspiration and insights;we at Archroma offer creatives a vastselection of colors that can be used forthe production of textiles and garments inthe Archroma Way: Safe, efficient andenhanced. Because it’s our nature.”

* Below limits of detection

Denisol® and EarthColors® are trademarks

of Archroma registered in many countries. ©

2019 Archroma�

Page 18 of IMPULSE FW2021 trend book to be presented byCarlin at Premiere Vision Paris, February 12-14, 2019.

(Photo: Carlin)

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Some of the highlights of Archromaachievements in 2018Archroma Pakistan wins‘Employer of the year’ And‘Ceo of the year’ awards forthe third time in a row

Archroma, announced that its Pakistan affiliatehas been named ‘Employer of the Year’ in the multi-nationals segment in a nationwide contest organizedby the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP), forthe third time in a row.

EFP granted the award in recognition ofArchroma’s best practice in human resource manage-ment, ethical marketing management and corporatesocial responsibility. Archroma always strives to main-tain the highest standards in occupational safety andhealth fostering environmental protection throughrecycling and reuse. The production site at Jamshorohas a state-of-the-art Sustainable Effluent TreatmentPlant with zero liquid discharge saving enormousamounts of water. The two production sites ofArchroma have also completed One Million Safe &Accident Free working hours and all offices in Karachihave been declared “Green Offices” by WWFPakistan. Archroma’s Center of Excellence at Karachiprovides round-the-clock customer support and is aforerunner in textile specialty research.

The efforts of Archroma Pakistan Limited in theseareas also earned its CEO, Mujtaba Rahim, the ‘BestCEO of the Year 2017’ award.�

Vaqar Arif, Head of Finance & Controlling Pakistan,Archroma, receiving the EFP ‘Employer of the Year’ Awardfrom Mr. Sayed Zukfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Federal Minister ofHuman Resource Development & Overseas Pakistan.(Photo: Archroma)

Archroma and WWF Pakistan pledgeto work for sustainable waterconservation solutions

Archroma,one of the globalleader in colorand specialtychemicals,announced it hasrenewed thepartnership withWorld WideFund for Nature(WWF Pakistan).The MoU pavesthe way forformal coopera-tion between thetwo institutions in Pakistan, leading to projects mainly related to waterconservation in the textile industry there.

Both parties officially signed the MoU in a recent ceremony at theArchroma Center of Excellence in Karachi.

The MoU will build strong ties between Archroma and WWFPakistan’s initiatives in promoting sustainable practices within the tex-tile industry using Archroma’s technical expertise toward zero liquiddischarge, software simulations in production lines, and the ArchromaONE WAY Process Simulator tool, together with research methodolo-gies in reducing water consumption and re-using water. Both institu-tions will jointly strive to raise awareness amongst the textile sectorthrough training programs by introducing new process models with afuturistic approach.

Speaking at the occasion, Mujtaba Rahim, CEO, Archroma PakistanLimited, said: “We at Archroma are very proud to join hands withWWF for a cause that is close to our heart, and we strongly believethat water conservation is the key to the sustainability of our industry.We believe in continuous improvement, and through this important ini-tiative we are confident to improve upon the depleting water reserves,especially in Sindh. Water conservation by recycling and reuse will defi-nitely save fresh-water reservoirs. The technical expertise of our teamand enthusiasm of WWF Pakistan in conserving natural resources is anideal partnership and we look forward to working on many projects inthe future.”

The offices of Archroma Pakistan in Karachi are certified “GreenOffices” and Archroma is a recipient of the prestigious “Eco InnovationAward” from WWF Pakistan. The Sustainable Effluent Treatment (SET)plant of Archroma at Jamshoro is a unique facility within the industry oftextile dyes and chemicals manufacturing. It operates toward zero liquiddischarge having 80% water recovery thus saving millions of liters offresh water.�

Mujtaba Rahim (left), CEO, Archroma Pakistan Limited, andZahid Sultan Jadoon, Director Operations, WWF Pakistan,exchanging documents of the MoU signed between the twoorganizations at a ceremony held in Karachi.

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Archroma joins handswith LahoreUniversity OfEngineering &Technology to fosterinnovative researchin textiles

Archroma, a global leader in color andspecialty chemicals, announced it hassigned a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the University of Engineering& Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan.The MoU will pave way for cooperationinitially for a five-year period.

The partnership will explore innovationsin textile research with futuristic visualizationfor Pakistan to help the Pakistan textileindustry to keep in line with the fast pace ofglobal apparel requirements and evolutions.Both partners will jointly hold sessions to pre-pare students for the challenges of the textileindustry through in-house training sessions,developmental projects, research in textileapplications and process innovative method-ologies by pioneering value additions. Thestudents of UET will also be able to joininternship placement programs at ArchromaCenter of Excellence at Karachi.

The MoU was officially signed at aceremony recently held in Faisalabad byProf. Dr. Fazal Ahmed Khalid, ViceChancellor of UET and Mujtaba Rahim ofCEO Archroma Pakistan Limited.

Speaking at the occasion, MujtabaRahim said: “We, at Archroma, believe incontinuous improvement and challengingthe status quo leading to enhance sus-tainable growth especially in our productlines creating value for our stakeholders.Through this initiative of mutual coopera-tion, we will be able to share latestknowledge and technical developmentsand to work together with the faculty andresearch team of UET. We also wish toshare the innovative textile solutions ofArchroma with the students enablingthem to enhance their academic perform-

ance. Our MoU will go a long way inadding value in the fast growing textilesegment, from education to R&D devel-opment.”

“This partnership is going to have far-reaching impact in textile research whichwill bear highly positive results for UETand Archroma. Our academic team hasalready collaborated with Archroma onprojects that will have a far reachingimpact on the textile industry. We arevery enthusiastic about formalizing ourmutual relationship and look forward tointeresting research outcomes. Industrialliaison of students will create confidenceand the training, internships and workingsessions will benefit them in their careerdevelopment,” Prof. Dr. Fazal AhmedKhalid commented.�

Archroma signs MoU with Eco Intelligent Growth (EIG)Archroma in line

with their initiatives onsustainability, signed aMemorandum ofUnderstanding with EcoIntelligent Growth (EIG)at Archroma Center ofExcellence, Karachi.

Ms. Aglaia Gomez,Consultant signed theMoU on behalf of EIG.Their collaboration willfocus on special tailor-made training programsfor customers who areworking on Cradle toCradle ™ products.Archroma will initiatethese programs withother partners aswell.�


The Archroma Sustainability Day(Pakistan Chapter)

On the occasion to the Pakistanchapter of the SDC Competition,Archroma will be hosting aSustainability Day event with:� An international conference on

“Sustainable Textiles - Latestinnovations in sustainablecolors and effects”;

� An exhibition of creations bysome of the most soulful fashionbrands in Pakistan, based on thesame theme;

� An award ceremony, to con-clude the day, where the mostinspirational of these creationswill be celebrated.

Creating fashion with a soul,it’s our nature

Archroma is the proud sponsorof the 2019 SDC InternationalDesign Competition, with its 2019theme: ‘color and nature’.

Archroma supports the competi-tion participants with its Color Atlas,a library of 4,320 color references oncotton poplin, available in 6 volumesand online, already being used bymajor brands around the globe.

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Archroma, a global leader in colorand specialty chemicals, has become asignatory of the United Nations GlobalCompact, joining the world’s leadingvoluntary corporate social responsibilityinitiative, with more than 9,500 partici-pating companies from 160 countries.

As part of its deep-rooted commitmentto lead the way toward making its industrymore sustainable, Archroma formallypledges to support and promote the UNGlobal Compact’s 10 principles in the areasof human rights, labor, the environment

and anti-corruption. This is fullyaligned with Archroma’sSustainability Policy and Code ofConduct.

In its 4 years of existence,Archroma has already made a rec-ognized contribution to its com-mitment to make the industrymore sustainable. The companyintroduced several innovationsaiming to make textile or papermanufacturing more sustainable,such as its biomass-basedEarthColors range or non-fluori-nated Smartrepel® water-repellentfinish. Archroma also implemented

advanced, resource-saving manufactur-ing processes at several of its productionfacilities, such as its zero discharge facil-ity in Jamshoro, Pakistan.

“Archroma shares the UN GlobalCompact goal to contribute to a morestable and inclusive global market andhelp build prosperous and thriving soci-eties. We also believe that advancingthe cause of sustainability is an ongoingeffort, and that being a participant tothe UN Global Compact will help us towalk further down this path and to con-vince those in our sphere of influence tojoin along,” comments AlexanderWessels, CEO of Archroma.�

Archroma joins The United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Archroma: Winner of Fire & Safety Award 2018Archroma is declared winner of Fire &

Safety Award for the year 2018 in recog-nition of their initiatives on fire protection,fire drills and adherence to fire safetyguidelines at sites in Pakistan.

The contest was organized by FireProtection Association of Pakistan in col-laboration with National Forum forEnvironment & Health.

The Award was presented at 8thAnnual Convention on Fire, Safety &Security held on 7th November 2018 atHotel Marriott, Karachi. Mr. Abdul Salam,Head of Safety, Health & Environmentreceived the Award from Chief Guest, Mr.Nawab Muhammad Taimur Talpur,Minister of Information ScienceTechnology, Environment Climate Change& Coastal Development, Government ofSindh.�


Archroma acquired all remainingminority shares in M. DohmenS.A., an international group spe-cializing in the production of tex-tile dyes and chemicals for theautomotive, carpet and apparelsectors.

Since its corporate carve-out fromClariant in 2013, Archroma is set onbecoming a clear industry leader in sup-plying innovative chemistry solutions,with the goal to make the industries itserves more sustainable. Archromamade a first move in this direction whenit acquired the textile chemicals businessof BASF in 2015.

Archroma first acquired an interestin the capital of M. Dohmen S.A. with a49% share in 2014 followed by an addi-tional 26% share in 2017. Now, it has

completed the acquisition of theremaining 25% share of M. DohmenS.A.

Archroma is already serving cus-tomers of both companies with thecombined product portfolio on all mar-kets where both companies have a pres-ence.

Archroma and M. Dohmen productportfolios ideally complement eachother, especially in the area of dyes andchemicals for synthetic fibers and wool,including for the automotive sector.

Archroma will now be able to pro-ceed with the full integration of the M.Dohmen organization into Archroma,which will allow its experts worldwide tobetter focus on serving its customers’needs and requirements.

“With this final step in the acquisi-

tion of M. Dohmen”, comments MarcosFurrer, President Brand & PerformanceTextile Specialties and Innovation atArchroma, “customers of both compa-nies will now have access to even moreproducts and solutions that work in theirprocesses and markets, supported byArchroma’s leadership towards quality,innovation and sustainability.”

“I am proud to hand over a com-pany that we have built from theground up to what it is today, a recog-nized specialist in automotive and tech-nical textile dyestuff”, said ManfredDohmen, founder of the M. Dohmengroup. “In the past 4 years, we haveworked hand in hand with Archroma topass on a solid business and a solid teamwho is ready and excited to further sup-port the creativity and performancerequired by our customers.”�

Archroma completes full acquisition of automotivedyes expert M. DOHMEN

Archroma sign partnership withCARLIN to promote colorinspiration tools in France

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemi-cals, recently entered in a partnership with Carlin, theworld’s very first trend forecasting agency founded in 1947,aiming to promote the use of Archroma’s exclusive colorinspiration tools to fashion designers and stylists in France.

Under the terms of the new partnership, Carlin will usethe ‘Color Atlas by Archroma®’ color references in theCarlin’s 16 publications per year, including the InMouv trendbooks. Carlin will also use the Color Atlas during its colorworkshops, and Carlin and Archroma will organize regularconferences and events for fashion brands in major Frenchcities, including Paris.

The partnership agreement also appoints Carlin asArchroma’s sales agent for its color management products inFrance, including the Color Atlas by Archroma® color libraryand related tools. Archroma’s color management services willcontinue to be sold through the existing channels.

“Just like designers, brands, retailers, manufacturers andCarlin, we are passionate about color trends,” explains ChrisHipps, Global Director of Archroma Color ManagementServices. “We redefined the concept of a color library for thetextile industry with our Color Atlas, an essential and inspi-rational reference that gives creatives options that they hadnever dreamed of. With our new partnership with Carlinwe’ll be able to share our Color Atlas and our passion forcolor with a new audience.”�

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Archroma and Montega S.r.l., Italy,(Montega) announce a collaborationaimed at supporting the fast-growinggarment and apparel industry inPakistan, particularly in the denim seg-ment. The joint efforts will focus on fos-tering excellence in the finishing oftextile garments.

Montega has decades of rich experi-ence in developing the latest fashiontrends with its high standard chemicaltreatments. For garments and fabrics,they offer solutions in finishing effects,enzymatic products, bio-polishing, bio-finishing and specialty products forindigo dyes, proteinaceous fibers suchas wool and silk, and garment washingand/ laundry. All applications are gearedtoward environmental sustainability.

Archroma offers a wide range ofbrand and textile specialty chemicalsthat caters to the local industry inPakistan for both its internal and exportmarkets. The company’s expert teamprovides innovative solutions to its cus-tomers, tailored to their individualrequirements.

Archroma will now representMontega in marketing their products inPakistan. The collaboration between thetwo firms will provide a unique synergyof combined expertise, reliability andcommitment to environmental sustain-ability, especially toward the reductionof water usage and the emission ofgreenhouse gases during textile finish-ing processes. The design studio at theArchroma Center of Excellence inPakistan will work extensively with

Montega’s M-Lab Garment University inRiccione, Italy, to deliver solutions basedon the latest trends and fashion effects,backed by world-class technical support.

Mujtaba Rahim, CEO of ArchromaPakistan, comments: “We, atArchroma, believe in continuousimprovement and challenging thestatus quo to make our industry sus-tainable. We have dedicated ourselvesto bringing innovation in our productlines and to closely partnering withlike-minded organizations to buildindustrial rapport. Through this initia-tive of joining hands with Montega,we will be able to share latest R&Ddevelopments with the textile industryin Pakistan, and help grow Pakistan’scontribution in the global textilearena.”�

Archroma and Montega Italy join hands to help enhance thestandards of Pakistan’s garment industry

Archroma, a global leader in colorand specialty chemicals towards sustain-able solutions, announced collaborationwith Ternua, an outdoor brand with astrong connection to nature.

Ternua has partnered withArchroma, and its EarthColors®

patented technology, to create a capsulecollection of recycled tee-shirts andsweatshirts, collecting, recycling andupcycling agricultural waste from theBasque region in Spain after food con-sumption.

Archroma’s award-winningEarthColors® is a traceable concept ofplant-based dyes, sourced from up to100 percent renewable resources.Archroma developed EarthColors® usingnon-edible waste products, from agri-culture and herbal industries, to replacepetroleum derived raw materials; whichare the conventional raw materials usedto synthesize dyes currently. This givesbrands an alternative when looking formore natural ways of dyeing garments.

The Nutcycle collection has attractedvisitors’ attention at the recent OutdoorShow in Friedrichshafen, and it will beavailable in shops in February 2019.

Ternua’s vision was to collect walnutshells during the cider season, whencider houses typically serve walnuts withcider. It is estimated that up to 55,000kg of walnuts are consumed in theBasque region’s cider houses. The col-laboration with Archroma aimed at

using walnut shells to make biomass-based dyes to color Ternua’s garments.

The fabric, a blend of post-consumerrecycled cotton and polyester, is dyed usingthe shells collected from four nearby ciderhouses and then converted into dyestuff byArchroma in its Barcelona facilities. Theproject is supported by the Department ofthe Environment of the Gipuzkoa provincegovernment, and by the province’sNational Cider Association.�

With Nutcycle, outdoor brand Ternua partners with Archroma’s EarthColors® to create a cap-sule collection that reuses agricultural waste and applies it to garments, avoiding the use ofartificial dyes. (Photographs: Ternua)

Ternua And Archroma join efforts on recycling and upcyclingnutshell waste into fashion


Archroma has entered into a partner-ship with the House of Denim Foundation(House of Denim). Archroma will supportHouse of Denim with a yearly financialcontribution to the Foundation’s DenimCity and will share its expertise and net-work with House of Denim.

House of Denim is a non-profitorganization that conceives and initiatescollaborative projects to make this denimindustry cleaner, drier and smarter,through education, research & innova-tion, enterprise and networking, underthe moto “Towards a Brighter Blue”.House of Denim has established theDenim City in Amsterdam, an innovationcampus for the denim industry with facili-ties such as the Blue Lab, the Academyand the Jean School.

Archroma has made remarked contri-butions to the denim industry with cut-ting-edge dyeing technologies andproducts that bring together creativity,performance and sustainability.

In particular, Archroma today is in theunique and envied position to offer acomplete solution package combiningeco-advanced colors, auxiliaries and fin-ishes, such as its ADVANCED DENIM, asulfur dyes based concept allowing mas-sive water and resource savings, used bybrands such as Patagonia.

The company also introduced anaward-winning, patented range of

“biosynthetic” dyes, EarthColors, whichare made from waste left over by theagricultural and herbal industry afterextraction, such as almond shells, sawpalmetto, or rosemary leaves. The gor-geous EarthColors can already be seen inthe collections of denim brands such G-Star.

For designers and brands who longfor authentic indigo inspiration, Archromadesigned Denisol® Indigo 30, a pre-reduced indigo solution manufactured inArchroma’s “zero water discharge” pro-duction facility in Pakistan, a GOTS andbluesign® certified option.

With this partnership, Archroma andHouse of Denim aim to implement safety,health & environmental best practices inthe Denim City’s Blue Lab; work togetherin the activities of the Denim City’sAcademy and Jean School, bring newskills and knowledge to the participants,as well as some of Archroma’s exclusive

tools such as the Color Atlas color libraryespecially developed for designers.

“We are very excited to become anactive contributor and partner of Houseof Denim,” comments Miguel Sanchez,Head Global Business DevelopmentDenim & Casual Wear, at Archroma.“House of Denim and Archroma sharethe same vision that we can allow denimbrands and manufacturers to createdenim with a soul: Beautiful, innovativeand resource-preserving collections – fordenim beyond denim.”

“Collaborations with recognizedindustry experts, such as Archroma, arecrucial if we want to make a real contri-bution towards making the denim indus-try cleaner, dryer and smarter,” commentsHarm Magis, of House of Denim.“Archroma will bring House of Denim’sparticipants and designers invaluableexpertise on how to create denim excel-lence with a conscience.”�

Archroma becomes a contributor to The House of Denim Foundation

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