We are LAB102 – the blue veins of CHT.

LAB102 HQ-Team – meet our global teams here

We are on the blue side of the textile business. We focus on improving the output of the jeans and garment industry by offering specialized auxiliaries and innovative chemical solutions.

We take care!

Constantly seeking for sustainable and efficient processes.

LAB102 - we are everywhere

Our heart beats in Tübingen but our blue veins network is spread around the world. Together we offer innovations and solutions to redefine the jeans and garment industry. The LAB102 community of garment experts is present in the most important locations in the denim world.

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organIQ EMS Jeans

Ecological modular system for state-of-the-art jeans finishing with high-performance and gentle alternatives to stones, potassium permanganate or chlorine. Sustainability without limits.

Garment Protect Range

Smart auxiliaries for quality and protection of jeans and garments, which have positive effects on wearing comfort and longevity of the textiles.

Fashionable finishes and special effects

Stylish, cutting-edge finishes and looks with complete recipe recommendations and reproducibility in production.

Garment Dye Solutions

Efficient, sustainable ranges for reactive, direct, pigment or metal complex dyeing processes – with our high-performance products you always get brilliant and reproducible results with excellent fastness levels and achieve very stylish effects.

Jeans and Garment Washing

From highly efficient antibackstaining agents to auxiliaries for special effects - we offer a wide range of products for all processes in the jeans and garment laundry.

Technology Supporter Range

Product range specially adapted to the most modern machine technologies of jeans laundries, enabling efficient jeans treatment at the highest ecological and economical level.

Collection Database

Get inspired by the latest trends and timeless classics and explore a collection of diverse jeans and garment finishes. This collection includes fashion effects, garment dye solutions and versatile jeans finishes.

Your Denim. Your Impact.

With our “Your Denim. Your Impact.” campaign we commit ourselves to keeping the environmental impact of jeans treatment as low as possible. We invite the denim industry and end customers to join us and revolutionize denim manufacture.

Waterless stone effect

The waterless process is an alternative treatment to the common stone wash, where a full bath of water, a huge amount of pumice stones and energy can be saved.

Welcome to our LAB102 Garment Innovation Center.

Meet us! Let's work together to create customized effects and sustainable solutions.

The blue veins are always in motion. The freedom of creativity in combination with know-how and latest technology leads to outstanding results.

Challenge us.

Creativity is our ambition. Innovation drives us. Sustainability is our highest claim.

In every aspect.

Ozone Booster

The next solution to replace harsh chemistry from jeans bleaching processes.
DENIMCOL TEC-CR is an elementary part of the Technology Supporter product range. While ozone treatments on wet garments are hard to control, DENIMCOL TEC-CR allows the bleaching by ozone on dry garments. The best solution in terms of ecology, reproducibility, and process control.

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Fashion News Autumn/Winter 2026/27

Dive into three captivating color worlds and discover the 18 latest PANTONE® trend colors for Autumn/Winter 2026/27. Each palette tells its own story and is full of inspiration for design, development, and production.

All colors come with proven CHT dye recipes for precise reproduction and direct application. Available as a print edition, interactive e-paper, in the CHT Textile Dyes App, and on the website.

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Reinventing the industry together.

The LAB102 network spans around the globe. We are collaborating with leading technology partners and supporting numerous diverse customers of all sizes and technological framework. Together we are working as one, aiming dedicatedly for a transformation of the industry towards highest eco-efficiency.

Our mission and common principle is low impact denim, focussing on reduced water consumption, minimal carbon footprint and the use of conscious chemicals.

LAB102 is proud to cooperate with utmost innovative industry wide technology frontrunners like Jeanologia S.L. and Tonello S.r.l.: