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SCS Global awards dual certifications to MKS DevO

19 Aug '20
2 min read
Pic: MKS DevO
Pic: MKS DevO

SCS Global Services, a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, has awarded dual certifications—Recycled Content and Recycling Program certifications—to MKS DevO Chemicals (MKS DevO), a leading organic chemicals producer in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, after undergoing an assessment.
 
MKS DevO achieved Recycled Content Certification for its patented product Sultan Black Recycle and Certified Recycling Program for its production facility Bandirma Chemical Complex (BCC).
 
MKS DevO is the world’s first company to produce a sulphide-free sulphur black dye, Sultan Black Recycle, with recycled content which is also recyclable. Sulphur Black dye is mostly used in denim fabric production and produces millions of square metres of wastewater annually.
 
Sultan Black Recycle is a sustainable alternative for denim production. Until now, denim has been dyed by virgin sulphur black dye. The MKS DevO dye contains 51 per cent post-consumer recycled content collected from waste sludge from the dyeing process.
 
In addition, BCC has also been certified under the SCS Recycling Program. The facility recycles spent dye process water through ultrafiltration systems. This allows capture of the dye to be recycled and the elimination of dye in discharged wastewater.
 
“We congratulate MKS DevO on its dual certifications and on this important innovation for the textile industry,” said Nicole Munoz, vice president of SCS Global Services Environmental Certification Services division.
 

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