Dr. Annegret Vester, Chief Sustainability Officer, stated: “We are delighted that adidas has recognized the CHT Group as a leader in promoting sustainable chemistry in 2024 again. Our partnership with adidas reinforces our proactive and long-term commitment to continuous improvement in both products and processes. This is a vital component of the CHT sustainability strategy, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”
Eric Knehr, Global Head of Brand & Retail Management, adds: “We think our success story will inspire our customers, brand partners, and other stakeholders in the textile industry to pursue excellence. Our CHT B&R and regional Teams are ready to share our expertise and support globally. We at CHT are looking forward to this collaborative journey.”
The CHT Group has created solutions to help textile manufacturers minimize costs and resources and make a positive impact on climate protection. Innovative processes can be used to save resources, such as PIGMENTURA by CHT and 4SUCCESS reflected in our “Best Solution “concept BeSo® EFFECTIVE, but especially also increasing the usage of renewable and recycled materials in our products, such as ARRISTAN rAIR contributing effectively to circular economy.
Our strength lies in expertise across the entire textile value chain
Our strength is our extensive product and process expertise along the textile value chain – from fiber auxiliaries to dyeing and finishing. We offer a comprehensive range of dyestuffs as textile auxiliaries along with the application expertise and support. Our collaboration as contributor to ZDHC began in 2019. Since then, we have certified over 2,200 products at Level 3. In addition to our engagement with Chem-MAP® – a ZDHC Approved V3.1 Certifier (Levels 1, 2 & 3) – we are also contributors to bluesign® technologies ag and founding members of SCTI (Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry). Launched in 2020, SCTI aims to inspire transformative changes within textile value chains through sustainable chemistry initiatives. We are proud of this recognition and remain committed to leading the way towards a more sustainable future!
About the CHT Group
The CHT Group is a medium-sized global player for specialty chemicals and active worldwide in development, production and sales. CHT Germany GmbH in Tübingen is the headquarters of the group of companies which focuses on sustainable chemical products and process solutions.
TEXTILE SOLUTIONS of CHT improve the quality, functionality as well as look and purity of textiles and optimize their manufacturing processes.
In the fields of silicones, building materials, paints, coatings, leather, release agents, paper, agrochemicals, mining as well as cleaning and care products innovative products and process solutions are provided by the Business Field INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS.
By combining the strengths of the complete group further innovative products, applications or processes are continually developed and vast technical support is offered within the SCIENCE & SERVICE SOLUTIONS. Highly qualified specialists work in state-of-the art laboratories for development, analytics and application technique in order to work out ideas and solutions that meet the latest requirements.
The CHT Group with its own production and sales locations is represented by 28 companies worldwide. In the financial year 2023, the CHT Group generated a group turnover of 601 million Euro with around 2,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.cht.com
