Name: Alan

Message: Yesterday, I sent you a brief request for a source of acid dyes
 and of H2O2, in Joburg, South Africa. Are there local companies, that you would recommend? Or perhaps, international companies that shop? Thanks for your assistance.

For my list of all of the places I know of for buying dyeing supplies around the world, see this link:

Sources for Dyeing Supplies Around the World
Dye suppliers for artists and craftspersons who sell dyes internationally include PRO Chemical & Dye in the US, Granat Farvekompagniet in Denmark, Fibrecrafts in the UK, Quilt Et Textilkunst in Germany, Quilt & Art in Germany, Batik Oetoro in Australia, and KraftKolour in Australia. There are many dye manufacturers in Asia that will sell you large barrels of dye, but such large containers are completely impractical for smaller scale hand dyers.

Unfortunately, I have never been able to find the names, contact information, and product range of any dye suppliers in Africa. I know that there are wholesalers in South Africa who sell Cibracon F dyes and dyes manufactured by Dystar, but people who buy from them have been unwilling to share the names and contact information of their sources. Your best move may be to find websites to contact Dystar and Huntsman, the companies that make these lines of dyes, directly, asking for a local retailer. When you do find a source from which to buy dyes in South Africa, please let me know. 

A web search for Dystar reveals the following contact information:
     Dystar South Africa (Pty) Limited
     Tel: +27 11 9215133/4
     Fax: +27 11 921-5142
     E-mail: send message
     Office Address: 27 Wrench Road/Isando/Johannesburg/1600/Gauteng/South Africa
     Postal Address: P O Box 143/Isando/1600/South Africa

while another for Hunstman Textile Effects (the makers of Cibacron F dyes and Lanaset dyes) yields this:
     Huntsman Textile Effects

     Unit 14-Lakeside Office Park/6 Derby Place/Derby Downs
     ZA-3630 Westville/P.O. Box 1712/ZA-3631 Wandsbeck/South Africa
     Telephone: +27 31 267 22 88

     Fax: +27 31 267 23 39

See also the following entries in this blog of questions and answers about dyeing, which mention the problem of identifying a dye supplier in South Africa:
July 26, 2004
April 16, 2004
October 24, 2007


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