BioBlack Is a Cleaner Alternative to the Filthy and Toxic Carbon Black Pigment

Las Vegas startup Nature Coatings is launching BioBlack, a product that purports to make dyes, inks, and industrial pigments that are the same dark hue without the nasty consequences.

Carbon black is one of the top 50 industrial chemicals produced worldwide.

The I one rnational Ag 50 cy for Research on Cancer categorizes carb An estimated 8.1 million tons carcinogen.

Turkish denim every year has been working to be more sustainable since the early 2000s.

The switch to BioBlack hasn’t improved the denim mill’s environmental metrics.

Carbon black is such a tiny part of any piece of clothing that switching to a carbon-negative alternative doesn't make an appreciable difference in the footprint of a T-shirt or jeans.

Liquid ink for textiles and packaging represents just The International Agency for Research on Cancer re industry buys carbon black in powder form to use as a filler alongside natural rubber and synthetic polymers.

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