While “Zeta” refers to ZAITEX, “Terra” is an Italian word that means “earth, ground, soil”, the natural source from which our ZETATERRA Pigments come from. This range of pigments of natural origin is the response to the constantly growing market request of making use of eco-friendly pigments in garment dyeing.

This new series allows astonishing washed down effects on dyed garments.

Most importantly, these pigments have very high overall fastnesses. This lets ZETATERRA Pigments differentiate from traditional natural ones, very poor in fastness results, especially for light test.

Unlike vegetable dyes that usually lack bright shades, ZETATERRA pigments feature a wide range of shades, from pale to very bright colors.

ZETATERRA pigments are fully compliant with GOTS 6 and ZDHC 2 Level 1 as well as the entire dyeing process developed by the zaitexfashion team, a group of technicians from ZAITEX, fully focused on eco-friendly solutions for garment dyeing & finishing.

ZETATERRA Pigments let optimize the dyeing process being suitable to:

  • high reproducibility

  • low operating temperatures - max. 50oC

  • low energy consumption

  • easy wastewater treatment: no electrolytes; possible treatment of the dye bath through its simple filtration

How are ZETATERRA Pigments made?

Source - It’s from the ground that ZETATERRA Pigments come from, the source from which they are taken.

Quarries - The ground is being querried into small pieces in Italy & abroad.

Re-cover - The quarries from which the terrain is mined is being re-covered to ensure its lifecycle.

Manufacturing - The small stones of terrain coming from quarries are being grinded and processed for ennobling the colored powder.

Quality control - The final product becomes a high quality standard coloured powder suitable for several applications, including dyeing.

ZETATERRA Pigments - What nature makes us available to use & re-use becomes a pigment for the dyeing of garments.

If compared with vegetable or synthetic dyestuffs, ZETATERRA Pigments are mineral pigments of natural origin, representing an affordable and cost-effective alternative for garment dyeing and above all an eco-friendly solution to exploit for marketing purposes.

To sum up in brief the features:

  • Very good light & washing fastnesses

  • Applicable with GOTS & ZDHC compliant auxiliaries

  • Low temp dyeing process with high reproducibility

  • Low energy consumption

  • Optimized water consumption & easy water treatment (no electrolytes, filterable mineral pigments)

  • Application on cotton/wool/polyamide

  • Wide range of colors, possibility of ternary combination

  • Low cost, easy to use & apply

  • Suitable for market-driven fashion effects

  • Made in Italy

ZETATERRA Pigments selection allows good dyeing performance and unique eco-friendly characteristics, featuring a low operating temperatures - max. 500C - and allowing a careful wastewater treatment. Dyeing garments by applying ZETATERRA Pigments ensures a low environmental footprint while keeping up with market-driven fashion brands’ requirements.

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Visit zaitexfashion.com/zetaterra to discover more, download the brochure or request a sample.