DyStar is a leading provider of products and services for the textile industry. The company includes the textile dyes operations of the major former dyestuff producers Bayer, Hoechst, BASF, ICI/Zeneca, Mitsubishi and Mitsui. DyStar offers by far the broadest product range in the market and invests significantly in research to develop new products and technologies. With the latest acquisitions of the auxiliaries businesses of Rotta and Boehme DyStar is expanding its product portfolio and is now able to offer customers a complete package comprising auxiliaries and colorants. Trained staff and modern service labs in all major markets ensure fast and expert technical service to customers anywhere in the world. Partnership with DyStar helps customers reduce costs,
Shorten lead times and meet quality specifications.

•	Name DyStar Textilfarben GmbH
•	Sales about EUR 850 million
•	Employees approx. 4,000 worldwide
•	Locations
	Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany Sales companies in all key markets Agencies in approx. 50 countries 20 production facilities in 11 countries
•	Products
	Dyes, auxiliaries and services for the textile industry Products and services for the leather industry Toll manufacturing for various industries
•	July 1995	Formation of DyStar as the textile dyes company of Bayer and Hoechst
•	October 2000	Merger with BASF textile dyes
•	May 2002	Acquisition of Color Solutions Inc.
•	February 2004	Acquisition of the textile dyes business of Yorkshire Americas Inc
•	August 2004	Acquisition of DyStar by Platinum Equity
•	January 2005	Acquisition of the Rotta Group
•	August 2006	Acquisition of the Boehme Group
•	September 2007	Acquisition of Texanlab

DyStar has its headquarters in Frankfurt Germany and about 34 sales companies in key textile markets world wide while it is represented in another 50 countries through agencies. It has 24 own manufacturing facilities in 14 different countries. DyStar is an extremely quality conscious supplier with very strict quality and ecological parameters. With DyStar products it is possible to meet the requirements of Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and similar ecological standards without problem. Consumers can be confident that textiles dyed or printed with DyStar dyes do not put them at risk.

It invests about 3-4% of its sales in research and development. DyStar strives towards producing innovative products and processes which improve quality, cut costs and reduce environmental impact. It has products for all type of textile substrates and an expert local team who can give recommendations on the optimum process parameters that may be followed under different conditions. DyStar was the first company which has come out with a luminous reactive dyestuff for cotton.

DyStar cooperates with leading companies at all stages in the textile chain, including machinery manufacturers, fibre producers and retailers through its subsidiary Color Solutions International. Color Solutions International (CSI), North Carolina, USA, is the leading supplier of colour standards for the textile chain. Its customers are retail organizations, like Wal-mart, Kohl’s, Adidas Puma, Liz Claiborne etc. that have textiles manufactured around the world. CSI supports customers in the implementation of colour standards, assures constant quality, reducing the lead times for production. Through CSI, DyStar has broader access to the textile industry and is involved in new trends at an early stage.