The denim industry demonstrated its strong belief in collaboration at Kingpins Amsterdam last week. Once again, the B2B trade show brought together denim mills, fiber manufacturers, technology companies and designers to showcase capsule collections and exhibits that turn out-of-the-box ideas into commercially ready products.

At the trade show, Swiss specialty chemical manufacturer Archroma and Chinese textile mill Prosperity Textile inked an agreement to shape denim innovation together. They will collaborate to develop, evaluate and implement new approaches to improve denim aesthetics, durability and performance.

Prosperity Textile’s director Stafford Lau said the company’s smart factory infrastructure in China and Vietnam lets it to “develop and test new ideas quickly and take the best of them into production.”

“An innovation only matters once it reaches the market, and that takes a partner who will help shape it, test it and run it at scale,” said Jordi Calucho, Archroma’s super systems denim director. “Prosperity Textile brings that partnership, and together we want to give denim brands and consumers the look and lasting performance they crave, made in more sustainable ways.”

Elastane manufacturer Hyosung TNC was the starting point for several collaborations, including one with Turkish denim mill Maritaş, which combined cotton grown through regenerative agricultural practices in Turkey with Hyosung ’s RCS-certified recycled spandex produced in its Turkey-based facility. The collection was particularly relevant for European brands that want to support a regional supply chain.

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