With the Prime Minister’s 5F vision to propel the Textile industry’s holistic growth, in the last Bharat Tex inauguration, he expressed his desire to include Dyes and Chemicals industry in the event. In line with his desire, the Dyes and Chemicals industry is present in Bharat Tex 2025 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, which will open doors to visitors on 12 February 2025.
Approximately 50 leading companies would display their sustainable products, services, and technology for the textile Dyeing, Printing and Processing industry, including Natural Dyes.
The event would also host Knowledge Sessions on
Colour Science: Measurement, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Natural Dyes and Bio-Based Solutions: The Challenge
DyeChem World™ Exhibition
DyeChem World™ is the only focused exhibition for the industry that is organized with the aim of assisting the textile industry to adopt sustainable chemical solutions, processes, and technology that reduce environmental footprint and improve efficiency and productivity.
On the other hand, textile dyes & chemicals industry’s need of a platform to interact with their customers is fulfilled through the event.
DyeChem World™ Exhibition is organised by industry’s well-known business magazine Textile Excellence.
Textiles Dyes and Chemicals Industry
Textile Dyes and Chemicals are essential raw materials for the textile & apparel industry and an integral part of the fashion chain. This industry has gained even more importance today as ‘Sustainability’ has become a key issues for textile & apparel industry'.
Sustainable raw materials, its chemistry, processing and finishing technologies are of great importance with the changing scenario of apparel sourcing, consumption and regulations enforced by various countries and regions.
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Textile Dyeing, Printing, Processing and Finishing sector is considered to be the most polluting industry in the value chain. The industry, therefore, is in dire need of sustainable raw materials, processes, and practices that are environmentally friendly to support the trade and conform to the regulations.
The Dyes and Chemicals industry plays a very important role in providing the right raw materials, process know-how, and technology, without which the growth of the textile & apparel business would be impaired.
In 2022, India produced around 398,000 metric tons of dyes and pigments, including disperse dyes, reactive dyes, direct dyes, vat dyes, pigments, and optical whitening agents. Being the second largest textile manufacturer in the world, India produces around 700 varieties of dyes, pigments, and dye intermediates, and the domestic textile industry consumes about 80% of the total production.
Apart from the textile industry, the paper, plastics, printing ink, and foodstuff industries consume dyes.
Textile chemicals are an integral part of the bleaching, scouring, sizing, de-sizing, dyeing, printing, finishing, coating process of textile manufacturing.
Both organic and inorganic chemicals are used in the textile industry, and India is the second largest producer of textile chemicals due to its large domestic market.
Maharashtra and Gujarat account for 90% of dyestuff production in India in about 1200+ factories.
In 2023-24, India exported dyes worth US$ 2.25 billion, and the import value of dyes was US$ 297.63 million. In 2023-24, India’s overall chemicals industry exported goods worth US$ 20.38 billion and imported US$ 27.11 billion.