LYCRA brand owner INVISTA is delighted to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The SAC is a group representing more than 60 leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, suppliers, nonprofits and ...
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New York City-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners, in partnership with global investment firm First Reserve Corp., has acquired TPC Group Inc. — a Houston-based producer of value-added products derived from niche ...
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INVISTA, a world leader in nylon intermediates and fibers, has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval from the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau for a 215,000-ton per year hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the ...
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INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, teams up with ARVIND to build new roads into the high potential global denim market. This association seeks to bring to India the best of technologies ...
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Wichita, Kan.-based Invista's Performance Surfaces & Materials business is investing $20 million to optimize bulked continuous filament (BCF) nylon 6,6 production capacity across its North American manufacturing facilities. Most of the ...
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Invista, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, announces the start-up of a new production line in Tuas, Singapore, designed specifically to produce a series of specialty LYCRA fiber products to serve ...
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The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its Annual Membership Meeting at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton. Outgoing CRI board chairman John Wells offered remarks on the current state of CRI, including the carpet ...
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Invista, one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers has associated with Exim Knits to develop fabrics with Lycra fiber that possesses the dual qualities of excellent recovery and enhanced elongation. Combining ...
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INVISTA has promoted Kevin Robles to senior vice president of global operations. In this role, Robles will assume operational responsibility for the company's 34 nylon, spandex, polyester and specialty chemical manufacturing facilities in ...
US-based Invista has acquired PET resin and feedstock technology from La Seda de Barcelona (LSB), for an undisclosed amount. The transaction gives Invista intellectual property related to PET, purified terephthalic acid feedstock and ...
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In line with INVISTA’s CORDURA brand team commitment to developing innovative and durable fabrics for the global workwear industry, the team has recently introduced a new range of CORDURA NYCO fabrics to the global workwear market ...
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Invista has entered into a development agreement with biotechnology firm LanzaTech for bio-based butadiene, a chemical used in the production of various plastics. The companies will jointly work on projects to develop one-step and ...
Invista Surfaces, a division of Invista Performance Surfaces & Materials and owner of the STAINMASTER brand, now offers quality, lower-cost carpet products certified to provide the stain and soil resistance consumers want from STAINMASTER ...
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Hengli Petrochemical Industrial Park, which mainly engages in the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), used extensively in the production of textiles, has begun operations at its plant in Dalian located in Northeast China’s ...
ITV Denim, known for its commitment to innovation, has partnered with INVISTA and ECOYAA to produce a new range of denim fabrics that uses wine and its derivatives to achieve color. The new process replaces traditional synthetic indigo ...
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