Singapore-based dye and chemical manufacturer DyStar has released a new indigo dyeing system that it says will drastically reduce water and energy use during denim-making. The century-old company ...

After building a sustainable dye startup from a scientific breakthrough, Michelle Zhu shows how industry knowledge, timing, and execution turn innovation into a real business.

When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it's often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...

Indigo dye reduction and fermentation microbiology encompass the study of microbial communities and enzymatic systems that facilitate the conversion of water‐insoluble indigo into a soluble leuco form ...

Biotech start-up Huue has secured $14.6m in funding to launch what it claims is the world’s first clean and scalable indigo dye. The Series A funding was led by Material Impact with participation from ...

The natural dyestuff maker Stony Creek Colors is expanding its pact with the dye and pigment maker Archroma to bring plant-based indigo dye to industrial scale. Archroma will implement Stony Creek’s ...

Think about classic blue jeans. The rich color comes from indigo, and it’s so ubiquitous both in fashion and in the American cultural imagination that it’s easy to imagine denim cloth as a naturally ...

For many farms in Tennessee, tobacco is still the biggest cash crop in the field. It’s been that way for generations. But farmers are looking for alternatives that aren’t quite so difficult to grow, ...