INVISTA news and archive

Nylstar launches Meryl recycled yarns using Invista

European textile company Nylstar has introduced the new Meryl yarn, made by Invista, as part of the global strategy to provide circular economy solutions to the textile industry. Meryl yarn contains more than 50 percent of recycled content. Invista sources post-industrial nylon 6.6 material from its plant in Kingston, Canada, where fibres for...

Business

Shandong Ruyi buys Invista's global Lycra business

China’s apparel and textile major Shandong Ruyi has announced the acquisition of Invista’s apparel & advanced textiles business. The purchased portfolio includes Lycra, Lycra HyFit, Lycra T400, L by Lycra, Coolmax, Thermolite, Elaspan, Supplex, Tactel, and Terathane. “We are thrilled to acquire The Lycra Company and will continue to invest in...

Fashion

Best Pacific and Lycra unveil bra fabric finder technology

Best Pacific, one of the world’s leading providers of lingerie materials, has partnered with Lycra to launch new Bra Fabric Finder technology that helps consumers pick the perfect casual bra. The consumer-centric technology launched at the Paris Mode City Show and has been nicknamed the ‘BFF’, and offers the only casual bra fabric search...

Fashion

Invista launches Lycra bra fabric finder

Invista has unveiled a new Lycra tool that will help casual bra designers to select the most optimal fabric to deliver improved garment performance. The Lycra Bra Fabric Finder tool has been developed in response to what it calls the current “casualisation of the bra market”, which has included a shift towards casual bras including wire-free...

Business

Invista acquires Cone Denim's dual core patent portfolio

Invista, owners of the Lycra brand, along with Cone Denim and its parent company, International Textile Group, has announced that it is to acquire all of Cone Denim’s and ITG’s dual core patent portfolio. The patent portfolio estate covers a broad variety of dual core yarns, fabrics, and garments made from those fabrics, which are sold in the...

Fashion

T.M.Lewin launches new shirts with Lycra

British menswear retailer T.M.Lewin is looking to refresh its range of business shirts by adding lycra fibre to create a new line of super fitted stretch shirts, which it states will “deliver the comfort, fit and freedom of movement” men desire. Created in collaboration with Lycra, the trademark product of Invista, the new range of shirts mark...

Fashion

Hollister launches performance jeans collection

London - US retailer Hollister has introduced a new line of performance jeans for male and female teens that feature Invista’s Coolmax All Season technology and Lycra fibre designed for ‘year-round’ comfort and lasting fit. “At Hollister, denim is a part of our DNA and we continue to find ways to enhance the assortment,” said Kristin Scott,...

Fashion Featured

How to solve the denim's industry problem with fit

London - Times are tough for fashion retailers, but even tougher for denim retailers as the denim market remains under pressure. Global denim sales are still on the rise, thanks to an increasing middle class in countries such as China - however a recent study from Euromonitor has revealed a slump in sales in the industry's core markets, Western...

Fashion

Invista and Garmon debut knit denim concept

Lycra brand owners Invista has teamed up with Garmon, a leading denim finishing house, to debut a collection of knit denim concept garments. Unveiled at the Kingpins Show in Amsterdam, the collection integrates fabrics made with Invista’s Lycra Hybrid technology together with Garmon’s latest finishing techniques including chemical formulations...

Fashion

Invista to relaunch Coolmax and Thermolite

London - Invista, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibres, is to relaunch its Coolmax and Thermolite brands in early 2016, in an attempt to establish a new brand position for them both. The campaign, Embrace the Elements, will highlight the new brand positioning for Coolmax and Thermolite, which includes a new...

FairsFeatured

Kingpins: the 'casual' denim trade fair

"In this show, the feeling of denim is real," said Barbara Gnutti, exports manager for Italian vertical denim mill ITV Denim, during the second Amsterdam edition of Kingpins. The casual denim trade event returned to the Gashouder, in the Westergasfabriek for the second time this year, bringing exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. The...

Fashion

Kingpins: 'Amsterdam is THE denim capital'

“[Kingpins] was something we really missed in Europe,” said Barbara Gnutti, exports manager for Italian denim supplier ITV Denim, during the opening of the first European edition of Kingpins, the boutique denim sourcing trade fair. First launched in New York City in 2004 by AndrewOlah, the invitation-only denim event has grown over the years and...