What colourtex does

Colourtex Industries Private Limited, founded in 1967 by Jayantibhai Jariwala and commencing dyestuff manufacturing in 1976 at Pandesara, Surat, is the largest dyestuff manufacturer in the Indian subcontinent. The company operates a B2B manufacturing model producing a comprehensive portfolio of textile dyes (disperse dyes for polyester under the Coralene brand, vinyl sulphone-based Corazol and Corafix reactive dyes for cellulosics, metal-complex Cololan and acid dyes for polyamide/wool/silk, and modified basic Coracryl dyes for acrylics), leather dyes (the Coloderm metal-free and metal-complex range), non-textile dyes (Corasol for engineering plastics, Corapon for inks/coatings, Coratech for coloured smokes), digital printing inks (Artistri via DuPont partnership plus Coraprint and DS series), pigment emulsions (Coracron EP), textile printing thickeners (Printex), and speciality chemicals for textile pretreatment, dyeing, printing, and finishing. Manufacturing spans nine units across Surat, Kadodara, and Panipat, supported by a DSIR-recognized R&D centre that has patented more than 20 new dye molecules in five years.

The business runs on a direct sales-led GTM motion through Technical Service Divisions in Surat, Tirupur, and Ludhiana (and globally), reaching more than 2,000 potential customers across textile, leather, plastics, and speciality chemical verticals. Revenue is generated through quote-based B2B pricing on industrial chemicals rather than disclosed contracts. A defining commercial characteristic is the heavy compliance and certification stack — ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, Bluesign system partnership, GOTS v7.0, OEKO-TEX ECO PASSPORT, ZDHC, ETAD membership (since 2006), Responsible Care (2017), and LWG/Eurofins BLC technical association — which collectively pre-qualifies the company for global brand and retailer sourcing programs.

Ownership remains concentrated within the founding Jariwala and Kabutarwala families, with the founder serving as Chairman and Managing Director and second-generation family members on the board and CSR committee. No external institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or funding rounds are disclosed. The company does not publish revenue and is privately held, though scale signals (nine manufacturing units, 501–1,000 employees, 2,000+ customer base, 50+ year operating history, multi-product portfolio across chemistry verticals) place it firmly in mid-to-large Indian specialty-chemical territory.

Name

colourtex

Legal name

Colourtex Industries Private Limited

Website

https://colourtex.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Colourtex Industries Private Limited is India's largest dyestuff manufacturer, producing textile dyes, leather dyes, digital inks, pigments, and speciality chemicals from a nine-unit Surat/Kadodara/Panipat base. It serves 2,000+ textile, leather, and industrial customers globally through a direct sales and technical service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dyestuffs and Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Pigments & Dyes (IMAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAM), Coating & Finishing Chemicals Application (Resins/Softening/Water-Repellent/FR/Antimicrobial) (IMAOACAD)

Keywords

• Textile dyes manufacturing
• Leather dyes production
• Digital printing inks
• Speciality textile chemicals
• Organic pigments supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Surat

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dyestuff Manufacturing and Sales: Colourtex manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of dyestuffs and chemicals including textile dyes, non-textile dyes, eco-friendly dyes, organic pigments, speciality chemicals, leather chemicals, digital inks, and textile printing thickeners. The company operates on a B2B model serving textile and leather industries globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colourtex manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of dyestuffs and specialty chemicals for textile, leather, and non-textile industries. Its portfolio covers textile dyes (disperse, reactive, acid/metal complex, basic, vat, optical brightening agents), leather dyes, digital printing inks, eco-friendly pigment emulsions, textile printing thickeners, and speciality textile chemicals, supported by in-house R&D, application engineering, and global technical service divisions.

Product overview

Colourtex is a comprehensive dyestuff and specialty chemicals manufacturer offering a broad portfolio of products across multiple categories. The core offering includes textile dyes (disperse dyes for polyester under the Coralene brand, reactive dyes under Corazol/Corafix brands, acid/metal complex dyes for polyamide/wool/silk, and basic dyes for acrylics), leather dyes (Coloderm range), non-textile dyes (Corasol for polymers, Corapon for inks/coatings, Coratech for smokes), digital inks (Artistri from DuPont partnership, Coraprint, DS series), pigment emulsions (Coracron), textile printing thickeners (Printex), and speciality chemicals (pretreatment, dyeing, after treatment, finishing agents). The company also offers technical services and R&D support. Products serve textile, leather, plastics, and non-textile industries globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CoraCARE: Eco-friendly reactive dyes range for sustainable textile processing, including CoraCARE EF (banned amines free).
• Coralene
• Corazol
• Corafix
• Coraprint
• Coracron
• Corasol
• Corapon
• Coratech
• Coravat
• Coloderm
• Colocid
• Colomill
• Cololan
• Coracryl
• Basicol
• Artistri
• Printex

Products and services

• Coralene Disperse Dyes Comprehensive range of disperse dyes for polyester coloration available in S, SE, E, C, MD, XF, HP, AT/XLF, RD, Z, and Corangar PE (waterless dyeing) variants for high energy, medium energy, low energy, brilliant, rapid dyeing, automotive, and high wash fast applications.
• Corazol Reactive Dyes Vinyl sulphone based reactive dyes for cellulosics in Conventional, RFT, X-RFT, and RD variants providing varying shade depths and reproducibility characteristics.
• Corafix Reactive Dyes Reactive dye range for exhaust and padding applications including ME, GD, XD, XB, F, and ECO Plus variants with different build-up properties, fixation rates, and wash-off characteristics.
• CoraCARE Eco-Friendly Reactive Dyes Banned amines free reactive dyes range (CoraCARE EF) for sustainable textile processing.
• Cololan Metal Complex Dyes 1:1 and 1:2 metal complex dyes for polyamide, wool, and silk with excellent all-round fastness properties, including Cololan A (1:1), Cololan K (1:2 non-sulfonated), Cololan S (1:2 mono-sulfonated), Cololan 2S (1:2 bi-sulfonated), and Cololan SP variants.
• Colocid Acid Dyes Good leveling acid dyes for pale and medium shades on polyamide, wool, and silk.
• Colomill Milling Acid Dyes Milling acid dyes with good wet fastness for dark shades on polyamide, wool, and silk.
• Coracryl Basic Dyes Modified basic dyes with good light fastness for acrylic and CDPET substrates.
• Basicol Basic Dyes Basic dyes with brilliant hue for textile applications.
• Coravat Vat Dyes High strength vat dyes for leuco vat process including D, MD, and Paste variants, suitable for yarn package, continuous, and printing applications.
• Coralite Fluoro Chemistry Dyes High performing dyes based on fluoro chemistry for demanding fastness requirements.
• Optical Brightening Agents Optical brightening agents for polyester, cellulosics, and polyamide/wool/silk applications.
• Coloderm Leather Dyes Exclusive range of metal-free and metal complex dyes for leather coloration, including Coloderm M (metal complex) and Coloderm U (tailor-made for furniture upholstery leather).
• Leather Chemicals Dyeing auxiliaries and performance chemicals for leather wet end applications.
• Corasol Polymer Soluble Dyes Polymer soluble dyes range for brilliant and transparent colouration of engineering plastics, polymers, resins, oil, and wax.
• Corapon Dyes High fast brilliant dyes for inks, coating, and speciality industry applications.
• Coratech Dyes Dye range for producing coloured smokes.
• Artistri Digital Printing Inks DuPont Artistri digital printing inks for roll-to-roll direct disperse and reactive dye applications on textiles, including D2500 Series and R2500 Series.
• DS 900/2700 Series Digital Inks Low and medium viscosity digital printing inks for transfer printing applications.
• Coraprint Inks Digital printing inks for textile applications.
• Coracron EP Pigment Emulsion Eco-friendly aqueous pigment emulsion for textile printing applications.
• Printex Textile Printing Thickeners Textile printing thickeners for polyester and cellulosics applications.
• Speciality Chemicals for Textiles Wide range of eco-friendly speciality chemicals including pretreatment agents, dyeing & printing auxiliaries, after treatment chemicals, and finishing agents for textile applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 2000 potential customers served globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DuPont (Artistri® Inks)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2023DuPont™ Artistri® Inks announces partnership with Colourtex Industries Pvt. Ltd. for its reactive and direct disperse product lines. This partnership enhances Colourtex's digital printing ink portfolio.
• ETAD (Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyestuff Manufacturers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColourtex is a member of ETAD since 2006 and follows ETAD Code of Ethics and Dye Care programs for sustainable and responsible dye manufacturing.
• BluesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColourtex is a Bluesign system partner, ensuring responsible and sustainable textile production through the Bluesign standard.
• Eurofins BLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColourtex is a technical associate of Eurofins BLC (British Leather Confederation) for textile testing and certification services.
• ControlUnion (GOTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColourtex's selected reactive dyes and textile auxiliaries are certified for GOTS v7.0 through ControlUnion, supporting organic textile production.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Atul Ltd: Indian integrated chemical manufacturer with a substantial dyestuff and pigments business serving textile, paper, and other industries. Most direct domestic comparable given similar Indian manufacturing base, product overlap in reactive/disperse dyes, and B2B textile chemicals portfolio.
• Bodal Chemicals Ltd: Indian listed dyestuff and dye intermediates manufacturer producing reactive, acid, and direct dyes for textiles, leather, and paper. Highly comparable given Ahmedabad-headquartered Indian manufacturing, similar customer base of textile mills, and overlapping product categories.
• Kiri Industries Ltd: Indian dyes and intermediates manufacturer (formerly known as Kiri Dyes and Chemicals) producing reactive, acid, direct, and disperse dyes. Direct competitor serving similar Indian textile customers with overlapping reactive dye portfolios.
• Meghmani Organics (Meghmani Finechem): Indian listed chemical company with pigments and dyes operations serving textile, coatings, and plastics. Comparable Indian-based specialty chemicals and pigments manufacturer with overlapping end markets in industrial coloration.
• Jay Chemical Industries: Indian manufacturer of reactive and direct dyes with similar Surat-Gujarat manufacturing base and customer focus on Indian textile mills. Comparable in product mix and downstream textile application focus.

Broad incumbents

• Sensient Technologies: Global specialty ingredients and colors company with textile dyes, pigments, and digital inks serving apparel, industrial, and consumer markets. Broad incumbent with overlapping coloration technologies and digital printing ink portfolios.
• Huntsman Textile Effects: Division of Huntsman Corporation producing dyes, textile chemicals, and digital inks for the global textile industry. Major broad incumbent with overlapping reactive, disperse, and acid dye portfolios plus comparable digital printing ink offerings.
• DyStar Group: Global dyestuff manufacturer (now majority-owned by Zhejiang Runtu) with reactive, disperse, and acid dye ranges serving textile and apparel brands. Closest global-scale direct peer in dyes despite larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Colourtex.
• Archroma (SK Capital): Global specialty chemicals company focused on color and performance solutions for textiles, with a comprehensive dyestuff range across reactive, disperse, and acid chemistries. Broader incumbent with similar textile dye focus, deeper global brand relationships, and larger R&D footprint than Colourtex.

Regional players

• Zhejiang Longsheng Group: Largest Chinese dyestuff and intermediates manufacturer producing reactive, disperse, and acid dyes globally. Regional peer that is the dominant Asian competitor to Colourtex in commodity reactive and disperse dye chemistries, primarily competing in export markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Colourtex
• Facebookfacebook.com/colourtexdyestuffs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colourtex-ind-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/colourtexdyestuff

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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