Archroma & Lilienweiss Partner to Boost Europe’s Color Services
A new alliance brings localized, faster, and more sustainable color management to Europe’s textile supply chain.
Archroma has joined forces with Lilienweiss to expand its color management network across Europe, offering direct distribution, customized color standards, and shorter lead times for brands, retailers and suppliers starting January 2026.
Archroma is strengthening its presence in Europe’s color solutions landscape with a new partnership that promises faster, more accessible and more sustainable color management for the region’s textile and apparel industry. The specialty chemicals leader announced that Lilienweiss will officially begin offering Archroma Color Management solutions across Europe from January 2026.
The collaboration marks a strategic step in localizing color services for European brands, retailers, suppliers and vendors. Lilienweiss will handle direct distribution and provide custom color standards creation—supporting everything from concept development to precise execution at the mill. With regional fulfillment, customers will benefit from shorter lead times, reduced shipping costs, and streamlined access to Archroma’s full portfolio, including the acclaimed Color Atlas by Archroma®.
Chris Hipps, Head of Archroma Color Management, emphasized the shared vision driving the partnership, saying: “Archroma and Lilienweiss share the same vision: helping brands, designers and retailers significantly reduce the time and costs associated with developing colors. By offering direct, local access to our solutions in Europe, we enable customers to win in their markets while minimizing environmental impact. Working with a trusted partner like Lilienweiss is a win-win for brands and their suppliers.”
The enhanced service offering aims to accelerate the delivery of sustainable, workable color options—allowing designers to stay focused on creative direction and the performance and sustainability requirements of the final product. With localized expert support, brands can expect color concepts to be clearly communicated and efficiently reproduced across manufacturing facilities.
Archroma and Lilienweiss join forces to deliver faster and localized color management services in Europe.
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Peter Maier, CEO and Head of Color Management at Lilienweiss, highlighted the company’s unique capabilities, noting: “With our unique setup in Stuttgart, and home to the only textile color management service provider in Europe with both a dyeing laboratory and color standard production, Lilienweiss is closely connected to the inspiration, creativity and production teams of Europe’s fashion, home and textile industries. Together with Archroma, we now offer the world’s largest network for color management solutions, including color development, validated color standards, digital and hardcopy color libraries, and onsite technical support. We are proud to be a partner of Archroma Color Management.”
With this alliance, Archroma and Lilienweiss are poised to deliver Europe’s most comprehensive and responsive color management ecosystem—advancing efficiency, sustainability, and creative precision for the region’s textile supply chain.