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CHINA: Invista expands with nylon 6,6 polymer plant
16 May 2013
Fibre manufacturer Invista has signed a land reservation agreement to build a nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP).
FRANCE: Lycra Beauty extends to lace and natural fabrics
13 May 2013
Fibre producer Invista is extending its Lycra Beauty fabric certification scheme to include lace and fabrics made with natural/cellulosic fibres.
Garment size and fit a "moving target"
19 April 2013
Fashion retailers, brands and manufacturers are facing a "moving target" when it comes to garment sizing and fit. A focus on changing consumer shapes, communication with both offshore factories and customers, pattern blocks and fit forms, as well as processes and training are all needed now if the industry is to prevent problems in the future, say leading executives.
US: Invista acquires Tecgen brands
26 March 2013
Fibre business Invista has moved to acquire Ashburn Hill, owner of the Tecgen flame-resistant brands, for an undisclosed sum.
In the money: Lululemon continues investigation into sheer trousers
22 March 2013
Lululemon Athletica is still investigating how a line of sheerer than expected black Luon products made it into stores.
UK: Speakers line-up for apparel size and fit seminar
12 March 2013
The latest issues and innovations in garment sizing and fit will be the focus of a new one-day seminar being organised by the ASBCI (Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry) next month.
SPAIN: Mango to expand into children's and active wear
6 March 2013
Spanish clothing retailer Mango has revealed plans to enter the children's wear and women's activewear channels.
NETHERLANDS: Invista starts operations at nylon salt plant
15 February 2013
Fibre maker Invista has started production at its new nylon salt factory in Rozenburg, the Netherlands.
US: Invista inks deal to develop bio-based materials
7 February 2013
Invista and Arzeda plan to work together to develop new technologies for producing bio-derived butadiene, an intermediate chemical used in the manufacture of nylon 6,6.
US: Invista launches underwear quality standards
21 January 2013
Invista plans to introduce new quality standards for underwear fabrics and two new Lycra-based underwear platforms.
US: Invista joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
14 January 2013
Fibre producer Invista has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which works to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear production around the world.
INDIA: Arvind teams with Invista on new denim fabrics
7 January 2013
Textile conglomerate Arvind Ltd is partnering with fibre producer Invista to launch new denim fabrics onto the Indian market.
CHINA: Invista gains approval for HMD plant in Shanghai
7 January 2013
Nylon intermediates and fibre maker Invista is to set up a hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park after receiving Environmental Impact Assesment approval from the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau.
US: Robles to lead Invista global operations
11 December 2012
Fibre maker Invista has promoted Kevin Robles to senior vice president of global operations, assuming operational responsibility for the company's 34 nylon, spandex, polyester and specialty chemical manufacturing facilities in 20 countries.
US: Invista installs new nylon technology in Texas
15 August 2012
Fibre producer Invista has selected its Orange facility in Texas as its first location to install its adiponitrile (ADN) technology, which is a key ingredient for making nylon 6,6.
US: Invista launches new Lycra fibre for intimate apparel
10 August 2012
Fibre maker Invista has commercially launched its Lycra with W Technology into the North American market, which it says offers a new level of performance in intimate apparel.
UK: Invista buys out PTA/PET technology rights
9 August 2012
Polymer and fibre producer Invista Performance Technologies has acquired sole rights to various process technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
US: Invista presents autumn/winter fabric range
24 July 2012
New fabrics for autumn/winter made with Invista fibres by customer mills around the globe include features such as super-stretch, innovative finishing, and wear-enhancing durability.
just-style management briefing: Who is driving demand for smart textiles?
1 June 2012
The development and future growth of the smart textiles industry is something of a classic chicken-and-egg scenario, begging the question: which needs to come first - the demand or the technology?
US: Invista to roll-out new energy-efficient nylon technology
18 May 2012
Nylon polymer producer Invista has invested more than $40m in research and development spanning four years on two continents to develop what it describes as "a revolutionary technology" to produce adiponitrile (ADN), a key ingredient for nylon 6,6.
NETHERLANDS: Invista to extend Rozenburg site
27 March 2012
Invista is investing in a new nylon salt factory at its manufacturing plant in Rozenburg, Holland.
POLAND: Bogus Lycra apparel destroyed
28 February 2012
About 2,000 pairs of trousers bearing counterfeit Lycra hangtags were destroyed after being seized by Polish customs officials.
US: Invista extends Lycra Sport fabric range
17 January 2012
Invista, the owner of the Lycra brand, has announced that it is extending its Lycra Sport fabric range with compression and shaping performance categories.
US: Invista Apparel reorganises into two regional units
10 January 2012
US fibre and textile producer Invista Apparel is changing the global structure of its organisation in a bid to foster innovation and strengthen relationships with its international customers.
Demand for elastane set for significant growth
9 November 2011
Demand for elastane fibres - known as spandex in the US and parts of Asia - is set to grow considerably according to a new report, fuelled by rising sales of sportswear garments in China, Brazil and India.
Global news roundup
30 September 2011
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
US: Lycra beauty fabrics scheme extended
19 July 2011
A year after the launch of its Lycra beauty fabric programme, fibre producer Invista is extending the certification scheme from intimate apparel to swimwear, and adding new mills and qualifying fabrics to its line-up.
US: New plant adds significant PTA capacity
14 July 2011
Resin supplier M&G Group is planning to build new PET and purified terephthalic acid plants in Corpus Christi, Texas in a move that brings significant additional PTA capacity to the US market.
INDONESIA: Indorama Ventures to buy PTA producer
30 June 2011
Thailand's Indorama Ventures Limited, one of the world's leading producers of polyester yarns and fibres, has bought a 50% stake in Indonesian purified terephthalic acid (PTA) maker in a move aimed at securing supplies of the raw material for its polyester plants in Indonesia.
CANADA: Invista to boost Kingston plant
24 June 2011
Fibre and textile specialist Invista is poised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to boost capacity at its facility in Kingston, Canada, and elsewhere around the world.
