Kemin Industries Opens Garmon Studio In China—An Applicative Laboratory To Bring Technical And Fashion Expertise Closer To Its Customers
Image Courtesy of Garmon Chemicals
Repubblica Di San Marino (July 19, 2021) – Kemin Industries announced today that Garmon Chemicals (Garmon), Kemin’s textile auxiliaries business unit and the chemical solutions brand for the denim and fashion industry, is opening its fashion laboratory, Garmon Studio, in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China – very close to Kemin’s regional headquarters in Zhuhai.
Garmon Studio China is the first applicative laboratory that Kemin Textile Auxiliaries has opened outside of San Marino – a milestone with important implications for the company.
The fashion laboratory will be equipped with the most modern equipment available, including Kemin Textile Auxiliaries’ revolutionary smart foam system that reduces water consumption by up to 80 percent.
To celebrate the opening of the fashion laboratory, Garmon Studio created a special pair of jeans in honor of the 50thanniversary of official relations between San Marino and The People’s Republic of China.
The legs of the garment have been imagined as the two countries, linked together by friendship.
On the left leg, San Marino’s iconic towers stand above the Adriatic Sea, represented as an endless water surface overcoming distance and barriers to join the South China Sea (on the right leg), which is surmounted by an ancient Chinese temple.
The jeans’ design draws inspiration from both cultures, as the most classical western workwear is recreated in a style recalling details of a traditional Chinese Qipao.
The fabric – provided by Advance Denim, one of the most important Chinese denim mills – is made of natural cotton and hemp fibers. smart foam technology was used in the denim finishing, which was performed at room temperature and with Garmon’s most sustainable products.
A gold-foil “50” on the finished product represent the years of official friendship between San Marino and China.
During a July 15 business forum at the Kursaal Congress Center in San Marino, Garmon donated the one-of-a-kind piece to the San Marino Minister of Industry and The People’s Republic of China Ambassador to both Italy and San Marino.
In parallel, the Kemin Textile Auxiliaries team in China inaugurated the new Garmon Studio via video call. The team was joined by important local authorities and denim-finishing companies.
About Kemin Textile Auxiliaries
Kemin Textiles Auxiliaries, through the brand Garmon, is a leader in the R&D and marketing of total chemical solutions, innovation and creativity for the denim and apparel industry.
The company is internationally recognized as a symbol of pioneering evolution in the name of a better tomorrow.
Since its birth in 1982, Garmon established itself at the very center of a narrative that talks to manufacturers, apparel brands and retailers about innovative chemical auxiliaries and solutions.
For over 30 years, Garmon has been an R&D and marketing platform for fashion innovation and a reference for product quality and responsible practices.
With manufacturing facilities in San Marino, Brazil, China, India and Turkey, the company operates in more than 30 countries through a commercial network of subsidiaries and agents.
This global footprint ensures technical assistance in strategic textile areas around the world, as well as capillary distribution of both chemical products and related know-how.
