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Cleaner dyes - DNA sequencing, algae & textile waste

30 Jun '25
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Cleaner dyes - DNA sequencing, algae & textile waste
Cleaner dyes - DNA sequencing, algae & textile waste

Insights

  • EU regulations and designer innovation are accelerating the shift to waterless, non-toxic dyeing. Colorifix has secured $**** million in new funding to scale its microbe-based dyeing.
  • Officina39 has expanded its textile-waste derived pigment range with ** in-stock colours.
  • Meanwhile, algae inks offer soft, heathered hues that synthetics cannot replicate, driving aesthetic and environmental appeal.

The UK’s Prince William and Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett donned lab coats during a visit to the Norwich facility of Colorifix on June ** this year.

Colorifix—a **** finalist in Prince William’s Earthshot Prize—demonstrated how its micro-organisms turn natural pigments into textile dyes, underscoring how cleaner colour technologies are moving from niche to mainstream.

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