Case study

Tintoria Finissaggio 2000

Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 is a family-run dyeing and finishing house, established in the Biella textile district in 1973.

Tintoria Finissaggio 2000

Key facts

  • Revenue class: €5 – 20M
  • Number of employees: 50 – 150
  • 1 Site: Masserano (Biella)

At its site in Masserano it is involved in the dyeing of all fibre types, mechanical and chemical-physical finishing, digital printing, fabric bonding and lamination. It’s production capacity reaches 4 million metres of fabric per year. It’s customer ranges from the fashion industry to the sportswear, automotive and biomedical industries.

Environmental Strategy

Environmental responsibility sits directly with the company owners, supported by a dedicated Chemical Manager and Compliance Manager overseeing the site’s environmental and quality management systems as well as sustainability certifications. Energy performance is continuously monitored and assessed through periodic audits, most recently conducted in 2023, helping the company to identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

Given the nature of dyeing and finishing processes, chemical and water management are central to the company’s environmental approach. Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 applies the ZDHC framework for chemical management and has reached Excellence status under the 4sustainability Chemical Management programme, it holds as well the Level 2 certificate for Supplier to Zero Programme ZDHC.

The company also reduces water consumption by reusing production baths wherever technically feasible, limiting resource use directly within the production process.

Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 is a partner of Magnolab, a network of textile companies with shared pilot facilities for developing and testing innovative products and processes with a focus on circularity. Through this the company contributes to resource efficiency and material recovery projects, including initiatives to recover and repurpose unsold textile stock.

By ennobling fabric with passion, creativity, and expertise, we ennoble mankind.

Dino Masso, CEO and owner Tintoria Finissaggio 2000

Key data

€200,000

approximate annual cost savings thanks to photovoltaic and energy efficiency1

415 t CO2eq

annual emissions savings thanks to photovoltaic and energy efficiency2

Decarbonization Approach and Impact

Energy efficiency

Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 recovers thermal energy from its production processes. Heat from boiler flue gas condensate is recovered to preheat process water, saving an estimated 5.5% of the total heat demand. In addition, cooling water from machinery is recirculated rather than discharged, avoiding energy and water waste.3

Renewable electricity

The company installed its first photovoltaic system in 2020. This has expanded three times and now covers all available roof space, with an installed capacity of 1.60MW, meeting an estimated 35% of the site’s electricity needs. Analysis confirmed the financial value of the investment, particularly given the energy-price volatility of recent years. The electricity consumed directly on-site is estimated to avoid around 400 tCO2eq emissions annually4.

Chemicals management

The company has invested in automatic dosing systems for dyes and auxiliary products. These ensure precise chemical use across production, with manual dosing reserved only for the sampling phase. The company also periodically updates its chemical inventory to phase out unnecessary products.

1. Considers gas and electricity savings. Quantis calculation for efficiency measures based on average Italian natural gas price and grid electricity prices (source: Eurostat)

2. Quantis calculation based on Italian grid emission factors market-based (source: AIB 2025) and natural gas emission factor (DEFRA)

3. Tintoria Finissaggio 2000’s own calculation

4. Quantis calculation based on Italian grid emission factors market-based (source: AIB 2025)

Looking ahead

Currently a third of the site’s photovoltaic output is fed back into the grid rather than consumed on-site, so Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 is moving ahead with energy storage designed to capture more of this surplus, increasing self-consumption and reducing reliance on the grid.

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