The document discusses a new dye technology called Lo2O that can dye polyester fabrics with lower environmental impact than traditional methods. Lo2O uses special raw materials and an inline process to greatly reduce water usage, processing steps, energy usage, and wastewater compared to standard polyester dyeing. It provides increased colorfastness performance over traditional polyester dyeing. The goal is for Lo2O to have equal or lower final product costs than traditional manufacturing methods, while meeting objectives of low environmental impact and performance equal to or better than current methods.

2. Increased
Performance
Low Impact to the
environment
Reshaping an existing
technology to take
textiles in an exiting
new direction

3. THE FUTURE OF COLORING
TEXTILES
OUR RESEARCH CHALLENGE: What new technologies
are on the horizon that would change traditional
textile processing?
• A dye technology that would not become obsolete or get trumped
in the near future by newer cleaner technologies
• A dye technology that would not require a huge amount of capital
in water treatment and equipment
• This dye technology would need to perform equal to or better than
current traditional methods
• Final material costs must be equal to or less than current
traditional methods
• With the increasing pressure from the environmental organizations
and brands to Clean Up textile manufacturing, “Low Impact” is a
must

4. OUR RESEARCH
We researched a number of possibilities over a 6 month period
Our Findings:
• New Technologies in development would be costly and/or would require
a large capital investment.
• In some cases these technologies would require coloring sublimation
paper first with expensive inks and then transferring the color to fabric.
Adding cost in both processing and raw material costs.
• Color penetration and colorfastness performance not at the level we
were looking for
• In other cases technology was not ready, still many years out and water
usage higher then our targets.
• In all cases, costs would more then likely be higher then traditional
process.

5. WILE RESEARCHING
In one brainstorming session we realized that
we had overlooked something very important
Our Development Results:
• A process for polyester, combining special raw
materials and a specially designed inline process that
would greatly reduce water usage, process steps,
energy usage and waste water discharge
• Increased performance- Increased colorfastness
performance over traditional coloration of polyester
fabrics or yarns

6. OBJECTIVES &
CHALLENGES ACHIEVEMENT
SUMMARY
Low Impact to the environment process!
A technology that would not become obsolete
A dye technology that performs equal to or better than the current /
traditional methods
Final product cost equal to or less than traditional manufacturing methods

7. INCREASED PERFORMANCE
• Superior colorfastness - Will not bleed, fade, or migrate
• No need for cationic polyester for color blocking - Same product
for single color and color blocked garments
• Superior product for compression
– No spandex degradation due to high temperature disperse dyeing!
– Reduction of overall processing, tensions and temperature profiles
• No possibility of rope creases or crack marks from processing
• Better shade repeatability and consistency

8. Multi Color Fabrics
• Better and more cost effective design capability in fabrics (multi-
color stripes / jacquards, etc.) and garments

9. Arttex Lo2O ENHANCED
LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Lo2O - The following numbers reflect the reduced impact of Lo2O compared
to standard processing of a knit polyester/spandex fabric.
Reduction in
energy
Reduction in
water usage
Reduction of
greenhouse
gases

10. What’s Next???
Commitment from brand partners that share this same vision and who
wish to be first to place their name on the finished product

11. For more information on Arttex go to:
www.arttex.com.mx
For More Information on Arttex Lo20 or other
Arttex fabrics, please contact:
Richard Davis
richard@arttex.com.mx
Tel: +52 55 6588 0030
Cell: +52 1 55 4566 3206
US: +1 336 202 1361
For garments and full package information please
contact:
Jeff Brischke
jeff@arttex.com.mx
Tel: +1 704 619 6110 +1 704-619-6110