ABOUT US
Devan Chemicals is a worldwide developer of speciality chemicals for textiles, headquartered in Belgium and with offices in Portugal and the USA. The company was founded in 1977 and has a strong focus on innovation, research & development and sustainability. Devan is a leading innovator in the fields of protection (flame retardants), performance (odor control, antibacterial, anti-dustmite, PFAS-free water DWR & stain release), thermoregulation & cooling technologies, health & wellness (aromatherapy, revitalizing and allergen control technologies) and fibres and yarns (functional masterbatch technologies). Since July 2021 Devan is part of Pulcra Chemicals, a leading specialty chemicals company based in Germany.
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GOAL
NOT THE BIGGEST BUT THE BEST
Here at Devan we focus on the development of unique and innovative solutions with added value for worldwide textile markets. Research & development is at the heart of the company. That’s because rather than being the biggest, we want to be the best. It’s also one of the reasons we love co-creating with customers. This way, we can ensure our tailor-made solutions fit your specific demands.
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BELIEF
OUR APPROACH – WE MEASURE WHAT WE CLAIM
Reducing the environmental impact of textile finishing is one of the priorities guiding our work. We approach it in three ways.
- In our operations. Our headquarters and production site in Ronse, Belgium are certified to ISO 14001, an environmental management standard (certificate number 10701903). We are now setting baselines and targets for energy, water and waste across all our operations, and we will publish them together with the methodology we use.
- In our products. We develop bio-based chemistry, and we measure it. Where a product is bio-based, we state its bio-based carbon content and the test standard used (ASTM D6866). Where a product is readily biodegradable, we state the result and the test (OECD 301B). Where we have not measured something, we do not claim it.
- In new developments. We work with our customers on finishes that address the environmental impact of textile processing. We are carrying out life cycle assessments on our main product ranges, so that in future we can quantify these effects instead of describing them.
We also support our customers directly. For every product we can provide the measured value, the test standard behind it, and what that measurement does and does not cover. This is the data they need for their own environmental claims.
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TEAM
A TEAM OF PASSIONATE CREATORS
At Devan we are convinced that people make and shape the company. Behind our wide range of solutions there’s a devoted team of engineers, innovators, scientists and futurists. A team with different backgrounds and nationalities, but all driven by the same passion. A team that actively tests its own inventions, even outside the controlled environment of a laboratory. In other words, a team that makes things happen.
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THE FUTURE
LET’S CO-CREATE
THE FUTURE NOW
We focus on the development
of unique and innovative solutions
for the textile market.
We invest in the future. We believe in working
together and discover unexpected ways to face the challenges of
the future. We believe in co-creation. We believe in growing
together with our customers.