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How to Keep Your Pond Blue & Healthy

June 7th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , |

Any child knows that blue is the color of clean lakes, ponds, and oceans. The colors we se [...]

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Part Two: How to Reduce Variables in Fiber Reactive Dyeing

May 31st, 2016|Tags: , , |

In the first post, we discussed preparation and color matching for the fabric. To continue [...]

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Preparing Polyester Fabrics: Saving Time Down the Line

May 24th, 2016|Tags: , , |

We’ve talked before about how important it is to start with fresh, clean raw materials in [...]

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New Products for Coatings: A C-8 Replacement & New Water Emulsion

May 17th, 2016|Tags: , , , , |

We service over 2,000 different chemical and colorant products in our portfolio. Yet, we s [...]

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How to Create a Color for Leather

May 10th, 2016|Tags: , , , |

There are infinite ways that color impacts how we create things. Every industry uses it in [...]

There’s a Snail in Here? A Look at Natural Dyes

May 3rd, 2016|Tags: , , |

What are natural dyes? The easy answer: colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or m [...]