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The Sunrise Era of Dyestuffs-(Part-IV)! Dyes discovered since 1880-1885.(In chronological order of Dyes discovery).
Pioneers of Dyes in 19th Century : Ciba, Geigy, Sandoz in Switzerland. BASF, Heocst, Bayer in Germany!
The Sunrise Era of Dyestuffs-(Part-III)! Dyes discovered since 1880s.(In chronological order of Dyes discovery).
1880s: Germany take the lead as number one in Dyes Discovery! Swiss catching up...
The Sunrise Era of Dyestuffs-(Part-II)! Dyes discovered since 1870s.(In chronological order of Dyes discovery).
1856-1880, new dyes were discovered every month somewhere in Britain, Germany, France. The companies were in race to announce their new discoveries of dyes. In this phase the German manufacturers started catching up with their new discoveries.
The Sunrise Era of Dyestuffs-(Part-I)! Dyes discovered since 1860s.(In chronological order of Dyes discovery).
After Sir William Perkin discovered the 1st Synthetic Dye in the year 1856, led to Domino type discoveries of new dyes one after the another. New dyes were discovered every month somewhere in Britain, Germany, France.
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
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...
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.