February 2025 : The Dyes Blog!

Dedicated to the glorious history of colourful world of dyes and dyestuffs!

Malachite Green: Density? Bulk Density? or Specific Gravity?
What is the right term for Malachite Green? Specific Gravity, density, or bulk density?
What is Malachite? What is Malachite Green?
Lot of confusion arises when we hear this name: Malachite Green. What is it? A Copper ore? Or is it a gemstone? Or is it a Dyestuff?
Charles Dickens poetic take on Synthetic Dyes!!!
Purple was in such vogue in the 1860s, thanks to
Why the name Aniline?
Aniline was first synthesised in 1826 by Otto Unverdorben by extracting it from natural indigo plant. This was followed up by Carl Julius Fritzsche in 1840, who treated indigo plant with caustic potash and named it "Aniline", after the indigo plant named "Anil".
The five oldest dyes factories of the world that laid the foundation of the modern synthetic dyes industry:
Number 1: 1857 : Perkin and Sons Dye works. Number 2: 1860 : Holliday Dyes and Chemicals Ltd. began the manufacture of dye Magenta. Number 3: 1863 : The Atlas Works, were the pioneers of synthetic dyes of the Magenta family of dyes. Number 4: 1872 : Irvinebank Dyeworks Limited. Number 5: 1876 : The Clayton Aniline Company Ltd.
Viva Magenta! A dye with a history as magnificent as its name!
"Battle of Magenta" that was fought between crown land of the Austrian Empire, and An Italian nationalists in the 1859 near the town of Magenta, during the 2nd Italian War of Independence.
The five oldest dyes factories of the world that laid the foundation of the modern synthetic dyes industry:
Number 1: 1857 : Perkin and Sons Dye works. Number 2: 1860 : Holliday Dyes and Chemicals Ltd. began the manufacture of dye Magenta. Number 3: 1863 : The Atlas Works, were the pioneers of synthetic dyes of the Magenta family of dyes. Number 4: 1872 : Irvinebank Dyeworks Limited. Number 5: 1876 : The Clayton Aniline Company Ltd.
Sir William Perkin, is undisputedly the Father of the Modern Synthetic Dyes industry:
Sir William Perkin, is undisputedly the Father of the Modern Synthetic Dyes industry...
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