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Fast – flexible – fashionablewithout inventory risk

Schnell – flexibel – modischohne Lagerrisiko

Fast - fashionable - flexiblewithout inventory risk

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Content

– Who we are– Rainbow-technology– Optimization of the value chain – Typical applications– Security & environment

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The Rainbow team

Rainbow yarn suppliers:

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What is SwissCotton Rainbow?

Example: Rainbow – fabric

Rainbow – yarn

Regular yarn

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Demonstration of Dyeing with SwissCotton Rainbow

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Rainbow-technology

– Yarn with increased dyestuff-affinity – Patterns become visible after piece dyeing– Possibilities in coloring:

•Tone on tonecolor on white

•Heather and marled effect

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Advantages in the textile chain

Trade 75%

Production 25%

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Rainbow-advantagesin trade

Problems in retail trade:

– Lack of inventory, empty sales rack– Surplus inventory – Missed opportunities

Solution: Extremely flexible supply

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Production processGarment-dyeing

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The artist of metamorphism

Adaptive like a chameleon

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Most suitable items for Rainbow

– Multicolored: tone-on-tone, colored / white– Several color versions, even in small units– Especially economical are patterns with a

low portion of Rainbow-yarn– Fashionable colors in small lots– Items dyed in an exhaustion process– Garment dyed items

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Rainbow- business models

– Never out of Stock programs (NOS)

– Quick reaction on color trends

– All items which are garment-dyed today(up to now just in solid colors)

– Corporate wear e.g. Color woven fabric matching corporate identity colors

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Advantages in fabric production

– Shortened lead time for color versions– No expensive dyed yarns– No dyed yarn surplus-inventory– Substitute for heather- and marled- yarns– Larger production lots– Less inventory on all production stages

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Security & environment

– Reduction of salt and alkali

– Higher dyestuff yield

– Pre-treatment is ecologically safe Oeko-Tex Standard 100 plus

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Thank you for your attention!

… to be faster with your customer!