Nike has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems, which has developed the first commercially-available waterless textile dyeing machines. The technology uses recycled carbon dioxide to eliminate the need for water in the dyeing process. Currently conventional textile dyeing requires substantial amounts of water. On average, an estimated 100-150 litres of water is needed to process one kilogram of textile materials. Industry analysts have estimated that more than 39 million tonnes of polyester will be dyed annually by 2015 and Nike said it expects DyeCoo's supercritical fluid carbon dioxide, or SCF C02 dyeing technology, to have a particularly positive impact in Asia, where much of the world's textile dyeing occurs.
展开▼
