1984 - Garmon Chemicals partners with Colgate-Palmolive to kick off the game-changing programmatic system (based on liquid detergents and automatic dosing unit for industrial laundries), adopted and adapted by Benetton for their garment processing (saving on chemicals, packaging and transportation).
1985 - In Italy, Garmon Chemicals pioneers enzyme applications in garment processing (reducing pumice stones, saving time and improving overall quality).
1998 - In close collaboration with Levi's and Martelli Lavorazioni Tessili, Garmon Chemicals provides the required know-how for the first patented garment resination (glyoxalic resins).
2001 - Garmon Chemicals is the first company to distribute laser technology in Italy.
2007 - Garmon Chemicals rocks the market with its
green line, adopted by the Levi's brand as key ingredient of its eco line.
2010 - Garmon Chemicals registers the patent for
legafinish fast, the break-through sustainable resin that sets a whole new technical standard (zero formaldehyde, low curing, back-end application, better cotton quality).
2015 - Garmon Chemicals introduces the very first range of chemical auxiliaries ever assessed through
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals (assessment method owned and managed by the US-based NGO Clean Production Action ).
2015 - Garmon Chemicals launches
avol oxy white, the first and only true safer alternative to potassium permanganate for denim bleaching applications.
2015 - Garmon Chemicals presents
optima, a series of highly eco-efficient washing solutions based on
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals.
2016 - Garmon Chemicals unveils
nimbus, the original range of chemical auxiliaries and dyes specifically selected to be nebulized in closed systems. (up to 80% of water savings and important energy savings).
2017 - Garmon Chemicals discloses
geopower nps™, a highly innovative compound that, by replacing pumice stone in denim stone-washing, will have a world-shattering impact through the entire value chain.
2017 - Garmon Chemicals is among the first organizations to enter a significant number of trade names (over 150) in ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Chemical Gateway.