DuPont Advancement Printing has recently announced that it has been certified with ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX certification from the Hohenstein Institute in Germany.
The company has been certified for its robust DuPont™ Artistri® textile digital inks and pretreatment portfolio for roll-to-roll and direct-to-garment textile printing applications and specifically apply to pre-treatment, acid, reactive, disperse pigment, and dye sublimation inks.
Artistri® inks have a great range of colours and print reliability with excellent fastness properties. Artistri® ink jet inks, a combination of Artistri® and DuPont proprietary dispersions, polymers, and ink formulations, has a range of advanced textiles digital inks portfolio for its customers. The colours of this range are best known for its colour consistency across product runs and over time.
“We are very pleased to announce these certifications which demonstrate our commitment to the health and safety of the textile industry “The Eco Passport certificates can help give our customers an extra measure of confidence in using our products,” said Eric Beyeler, Global Marketing Manager – Digital Printing, DuPont Advanced Printing.
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX, is an independent testing and certification system for chemicals, colourants, and auxiliaries used to manufacture textiles.
“DuPont’s commitment to greener chemistry provides downstream manufacturers and brands even more choice when certifying products and processes within the OEKO-TEX® system, complying with worldwide regulations and helping customers make safe and sustainable products,” said Ben Mead, Managing Director, Hohenstein Institute America.
DuPont intends to continue expansion of ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certifications with new product introductions.
