Dystar India
The element of colour and our ability to enjoy its blend and texture takes us to the next level of feeling. Colours influence our life and stimulate us to the extent that we explore the possibility of our creativity in multiple ways.
And Dystar was emerged to carry the legacy of colours to newer dimensions providing more scientific and logical combinations to explore the new avenues of lives.
In 1995 two textile dyes giants, Bayer and Hoechst were merged and formed Dystar to integrate the textile dye industry to meet the growing demand in the field.
In 2000 the textile dyes business of another giant the BASF were merged and, in 2002 COLOR SOLUTIONS INC. was acquired and the business was further expanded. This acquisition process was continued with taking over the business activities of Yorkshire America’s Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The acquisition of Platinum Equity brought a new dimension to DyStar’s intention to be a complete solution provider to the textile industry, This was followed by the acquisition of two leading companies in the textile and leather chemicals business Dr.Rotta and Dr.Boehme Group. The acquisition of Texan Lab in 2007 opened up new opportunities for DyStar in the area of testing solutions.
Finally, the leading enterprise of Ahmadabad Kiri Dyes and Chemicals acquired Dystar in 2010 and placed it on the world map of textile dye industry giving DyStar a completely new level of backward integration and manufacturing footprint aligned to support the fast-growing textile industry in Asia and especially in India. Since then, the company has flourished with milestone product innovations and variations.
Dystar offers the widest range of dyes, auxiliaries, and services. The range includes Levafix, Remazol, Procion, Sirius, Indathren, mikethren, Caledon, Dianix, Telon, Supralon, Astazon, Imperon, Acramin, Jetex, Sera, Evo, and Lava brands.
Dystar company is the first one to come out with a luminous reactive dye for cotton. The range of high visibility dyes for polyester, the first to come up with a liquid indigo dye for the manufacture of blue denim and the first to come up with various path-breaking technologies in reactive dyes, disperse dyes, vat dyes, and several others
The process of innovation in Dystar includes – economical and environmentally sound dying concept, sound various continuous dyeing concepts, Flexible jet dyeing concepts for reactive and vat dyes, Technology for faster and more reliable dyeing of carpets and pile fabrics, Electrochemical dyeing with Thies – new dyeing process for vat, Sulphur and Indigo dyes offering ecological and economic benefits, comprehensive inc. ranges and services for digital painting. Dystar is associated with leading companies at all stages in the textile chain, including machinery manufacturers, fibre producers, and retailers through its subsidiary Color Solutions International. This subsidiary of thein North Carolina, United States, is the leading supplier of colour standards for the textile chain. Its retail customers are Walmart, Kohl’s, Adidas, Puma, Liz Claiborne etc. having textile manufacturing all over the world. Colour Solution International supports customers in the implementation of colour standards, assures constant quality, reducing the lead time for production.
Dystar has broader access to the textile industry and is involved in new trends at an early stage.
Dystar India’s production plant is situated in the heart of industrial belt of Gujarat at Ankleshwar. The plant has a capacity to produce 550 tpa of pigment emulsions, over 3000 tpa of reactive dyes and other dyes and 1200 tpa of specialty chemicals, Reactive and other dyes using state-of-the-art technology. The spacious warehouse next to the plant ensures that the raw materials are received and stacked properly, and easily available to the plant. Finished products warehouse takes care of storing finished goods and quick and timely dispatches.
The plant has a wastewater treatment facility with reverse osmosis technology which treats the equipment washing and water is recycled in the next washing. The production unit is surrounded with a well maintained green belt in concern with the ecological balance.
Dystar has a dedicated team of enthusiastic professionals who always ensure that the best quality material is produced and delivered to the customers in time.
Dystar Textile Services, an integral part of Dystar operations include expert export solutions, Ecology solutions, and Color Solutions. Online tools from Dystar like colour xpt, optidye, ccm primary data, and match point help customers to improve productivity, reduce lead times and secure brand integrity through smarter colour communications. The customer gets the benefits of the latest information about products and processes, online shade management system, shorter dyeing cycles and improved quality of finished articles.
Dystar service laboratory, situated at Rabale, New Mumbai and Tirupur, Tamil Nadu is well equipped with the latest automated machines for textile applications.
Color Solution International’s Colour studio provides customers with a large variety of color options and services. This provides three sources of selection of colors. The first is color wall- color references and color wall books held in two volumes, second is a color library- a unique collection of 6000 shades available, and the third one is custom colors which are developed depending upon the customer's shades and fastness requirement.
At Dystar, the quality is paramount besides fashion and styling. To produce the highest quality the product specification, difference in specifications and market segment are predominant. Perfect global specifications are maintained in terms of strength and shade, fastness properties and ecological parameters. Comprehensive quality assurance and robust quality control system are maintained through a team of trained experts at the plant site and in Mumbai's office. Dystar group has a dedicated lab for this purpose – Texam Lab Pvt.Ltd.
Texanlab, an independent 3rd party (self-content) Quality Control Laboratory is a DyStar Group Company and offers services to their customers with the highest quality of excellence. Their flagship laboratory is situated at Navi Mumbai and all centers including Gurgaon & Salem, enjoy accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by the National Accreditation Board for Calibration and Testing Laboratories.
Texanlab is a full-service textile testing laboratory offering services across the supply chain from yarn to fabric, garments, home textiles, dyes, and chemicals. Texanlab performs physical, colorfastness and chemical tests to leading international standard methods. Their wide range of textile testing facilities is divided into physical, chemical, and ecological tests. The analysis is done on fabrics, dyes, chemicals & leather. Texanlab specializes in testing for restricted substances and restricted chemicals as per European and American requirements.
At Texanlab complex fiber content testing & performance related tests are done, such as flammability, abrasion & pilling resistance, water repellency etc. A well equipped wet laboratory handles dimensional stability and appearance testing to all standards.
Texanlab was the first laboratory in India to offer the test for the detection of banned amines as per German regulations. Texanlab is the only commercial laboratory in India which is able to test for AOX which was specially installed for Global Organic Textile Standard requirements.
All testing at Texanlab is done by over 100 + highly experienced and skilled technical personnel to the highest standards and is governed by quick turnaround time. Fast, Accurate and Reliable analysis, on time, every time is Texanlab’s motto.
Through experience and expertise gained over the years, Texanlab is able to offer all its customers advise and suggestions on how to achieve retailer specifications.
As a Corporate Social Responsibility Dystar group India has launched an advanced academy' Academy for Development of Textile Technologists' in co-operation with a leading, vertically integrated textile manufacturer, Alok Textile industries. The academy provides a platform for identification, training, placement and career development to textile professionals to raise the standards of textile manufacturing in India.
A pool of talents, quality of education and best curriculum has led into tying up with reputed recognized Universities and Institutes like Mumbai University, PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, DKTE society, Textile, and Engineering Institute Ichalkaranji, Government College of Engineering and textile Technology Serampore, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology at Sathyamangalam.
AADTT is in the process of arranging tie-up with leading international collaborators like The Society of Dyers and Colonists, American Association of Textile Chemicals and colonists and the others.
Dystar group is committed and poised to create new wonders in the world of dyes and colors. With vast domestic network of sales offices, it has widened its services- fiber to finish, covering cellulosic, acrylic, polyamide, wool, silk, polyester, and textile printing.
The broad range in auxiliary varies from spinning, weaving, pretreatment, dying, printing, laundry, finishing, and coating.
DyStar - perception, innovation & solution.