chemical · input

Textile Reactive Dyes & Pigments

Reactive dyes and pigments for cotton towels and linens.

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Source countries

7

Companies

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Goods affected

0

Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on textile reactive dyes & pigments somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

CountryShare of supply
CNChina46%
INIndia16%

Who makes it

Supplier companies

7 companies produce textile reactive dyes & pigments.

Jinji Dyestuffs

HQ CN14% share

Chinese reactive-dye producer with ~14% share.

Zhejiang Longsheng Group (LonSen)

HQ CN14% share

World's largest dye and dye-intermediate manufacturer; owns DyStar. ~14% of reactive dyes plus dominant H-acid/intermediate capacity.

Zhejiang Runtu Co., Ltd.

HQ CN14% share

Major Chinese disperse/reactive dye and intermediate producer (~14%); added 30,000 t/yr capacity in 2024.

Huntsman Corporation(HUN)

HQ US13% share

US-based MDI (Rubinate) and polyurethane producer; one of only 4 global commercial-scale MDI producers. Port Neches, TX facility is a primary MDI source for North American OSB mills.

Archroma

HQ CH11% share

Global textile dye and chemical supplier spun off from Clariant in 2013; major supplier of reactive, acid, and disperse dyes for cotton, wool, and polyester. Produces Earth Colors® range from agricultural waste. Operates in 35 countries; ~6,000 employees.

DyStar Group

HQ SG

Reactive/disperse dye brand descended from the Bayer and Hoechst dye divisions; now Chinese-owned (Zhejiang Longsheng majority, Kiri Industries minority).

Kiri Industries Ltd.

HQ IN

Indian reactive-dye and intermediate maker; minority co-owner of DyStar.