Corporates

Hyosung TNC Collaborates With Ambercycle To Introduce Circular Polyester In South Korea

June 13, 2024

Hyosung TNC, a global leader in sustainable textile solutions, has teamed up with Ambercycle, a prominent material science company, to pioneer the integration of textile-to-textile circular polyester into South Korea’s supply chains. This partnership underscores both companies’

Fibre

Hyosung TNC Expanding Production Of Spandex For Diapers

Textile Insights May 27, 2024

Hyosung TNC has plans to expand production facilities of spandex for diapers, including polymerisation processes, at its spandex plants in India and Turkey by February 2025. The investment aims to increase supply stability for the rapidly growing demand for diaper spandex in India’s domestic market and in global markets such as Europe, the Middle East, […]

Fibre

Lycra Makes Further Progress In Production Of Bio-Derived Spandex

Textile Insights May 11, 2024

Manufacturer of spandex fibres, The Lycra Company has made further progress in manufacturing of bio-derived Lycra fibre made with Qira. The company has signed a letter of intent with Dairen Chemical Corporation (DCC) to convert Qira, which is 1,4-butanediol (BDO) into low-impact PTMEG, the main ingredient in bio-derived Lycra fibre. “Dairen will be the first […]

Fibre

Hyosung Showing Certified Sustainable Materials At Three Fairs

Textile Insights March 22, 2024

Spandex producer Hyosung will introduce a distinctive range of certified sustainable materials at Performance Days Munich, Functional Fabric Fair Portland and Kingpins Amsterdam exhibitions. Hyosung has expanded its offering of Regen bio-based elastane, replacing nearly all the fibre’s raw materials previously made with petroleum-based resources with 100 percent renewable

Fibre

Chinese Imports Of Spandex Skyrocket 85.6% In 2023

Textile Insights February 10, 2024

Imports of spandex by China in 2023 skyrocketed 85.6 percent or 22,112 tons over the previous year to 47,900 tons. According to statistical data from China Customs, the average spandex import price stood at $5.36 per kg in 2023, which is a fall of $3.36 per kg over 2022. Imports from just four countries totaled […]

Fibre

Hyosung Showing Expanded Sustainable Solutions At Kingpins

Textile Insights January 19, 2024

Hyosung is introducing its 2024 sustainable textile and sourcing solutions for denim at Kingpins NYC, which will be held from January 24-25 at Basketball City in booth no. 12. The South Korean company is doing so, anticipating the denim industry’s focus on agile global supply chain and sourcing strategies, in addition to more diverse and […]

Fibre

Barriers To Recycling Threaten Global Market For Spandex

Textile Insights January 17, 2024

Elastane or spandex fibres face criticism because of the barrier they pose to the recycling of textile waste, spurring manufacturers to explore alternatives to elastane which are more easily recyclable. If a breakthrough is made, the global market for elastane could encounter considerable disruption, according to a ‘Stretch fibres: expanding horizons beyond elastane’

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Hyosung Partners Tefron & Santoni To Unveil Seamless Apparel

Textile Insights November 16, 2023

Hyosung has collaborated with two global seamless companies, Tefron and Santoni, to introduce a new generation of sustainable sportswear and seamless apparel made with its certified and multi-functional yarns. Hyosung, Tefron, and Santoni will unveil their collaborative product, which aims to set new standards in sustainable activewear and seamless clothing, at ISPO Munich

Fibre

Lycra Company Launches New Sustainable Fibre For Knits

Textile Insights November 16, 2023

The Lycra Company, a producer of innovative and sustainable fibre and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries has launched the new Lycra FiT400 fibre for knits. The company’s latest EcoMade offering is a unique bicomponent fibre engineered to optimise the performance and comfort of knits. It delivers a durable soft hand-feel, low […]

Fibre

Lycra Showing New Developments at Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

The Lycra Company, a manufacturer of innovative and sustainable fibres is showing its latest developments at Intertextile Shanghai in Hall 4.1 being held in Shanghai. The Lycra brand pavilion is the largest exhibition space ever at 932 square meters and features 28 co-exhibitors united under the theme of ‘Co-Create the Future Today’. The company will […]