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Noyon Lanka’s natural dye offering extracts colours from natural plant sources and enhances them to meet the requirements of the apparel and textile industries.
It is therefore the colours of the earth or Planet’s Tones that are being presented through this offering, thus PLANETONES
We are proud to offer Planetones, the worlds' first Control Union Certified natural dye solution. This breakthrough dye solution is capable of handling a range of colours while maintaining 90 to 95% colour repeatability and colour fastness, making it a versatile choice for a variety of applications.
Planetones can be utilized to bring a wide range of products to life with vibrant, natural hues, from nylon to cotton bases, elastics, laces, hooks and eyes, and trims. With its impressive colour spectrum and ability to be used on an array of materials, Planetones is a highly effective solution for companies looking to incorporate natural dyes into their production processes.
DYE STUFF
Planetones is created only through natural sources such as leaves, flowers, roots and barks.
Some of the colour sources are Tea, Asian Pigeonwings, Achiote and Cranberry.
Process
It must be reiterated that the dye stuff used in this process is 100% natural.
Noyon uses a special material combination and creates a secret recipe to ensure colours are ready for commercial use.
The final product is created at Noyon Lanka premises and remains as Noyon’s IP.
Wide range of colours
One of the main challenges faced when introducing natural dye solutions is the limited colour optios available. However, Noyon has been able to overcome this and offers a broad colour palette, not being limited to brown or nude shades.
It is noteworthy that brighter tones of cherry and mermaid blue can also be achieved.
Currently a total of 32 colours are being offered to customers through Planetones.
The environmental impact
Noyon is able to save up to 30% of water used in the dye cycles and a further 15% of energy through Planetones.
Additionally, it is able to further reduced chemical load to effluent.
Certifications
Noyon Lanka is the only organisation to receive the prestigious Eco Dye Standard certificate from The Control Union. It certifies that the dye stuff used in Planetones are indeed 100% natural.
Eco system (supply chain)
Planetones is a solution introduced to the industry and not merely to be used by Noyon.
Therefore, Noyon is working with several supply chain partners to offer elastic, fabric, cups and other accessories colours with Planetones.
Noyon aims to support the creation of the first fully naturally dyed garment.
