spandex
Elastane Is Fashion’s Smallest Big Problem
Present in 80 percent of garments, the stretch fiber quietly derails recycling. A new cross-industry pilot by…
Why Creating the World’s First Stretch Nylon is ‘Like the Moon Landing’
One of the pain points that has thwarted textile-to-textile recycling at scale is the preponderance of…
Lycra Opens Second, Now Largest, Spandex Plant in China
The Lycra Company has opened its largest spandex production facility in China's Ningxia Province.
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Agolde Introduces First Jeans Made With Bio-Derived Lycra EcoMade
The premium denim brand is making corn fashionable this season.
Unifi Launches Spandex-Free Stretch Yarn Containing Repreve
The fiber can be applied to woven, knit, and seamless products.
Orta Debuts Bio-Based LYCRA® for Lower-Impact Denim
Turkish denim mill Orta Anadolu is an early adopter of LYCRA® EcoMade made with Qira®, using the yarn in its…
Advance Denim, TENCEL™ and ROICA™ Unveil Environmentally-Conscious Capsule Collection
The mill and material makers' LoopTy Collection beautifully blends functionality and performance with…
The LYCRA Company Partners with Qore® to Launch Sustainable, Corn-Based Fiber
The innovative collaboration introduces a game-changing, bio-derived LYCRA® fiber that aims to significantly…
Hyosung’s Integrated Facility Boosts Supply Chain Resilience for Bio-Based Spandex
Hyosung stretches its capabilities to include bio-based spandex from renewable sugarcane.
Under Armour Drops Eco-Conscious, Recyclable Stretch Fiber
Made in partnership with Celanese, NeoLast can produce more sustainable, power-stretch garments as the fibers…
Scientists Find Potential Solution to Spandex Recycling Problem
Chemists at the Vienna University of Technology have hit upon a solvent that separates elastane from blends…
Hyosung to Show New Seamless Line at ISPO Munich
It's working with Tefron and Santoni to create the bio-based sportswear.
Lycra Expands Adaptiv Fiber Family
The Lycra Company introduced three new spandex innovations as well as a circular campaign during Intertextile…
Alabama University Develops Fabric to Block Deadly Disease-Carrying Mosquitos
The textile discovery by Auburn campus researchers could stem deaths from malaria, yellow fever, dengue, West…
Hyosung Links with Origin Materials for Carbon-Neutral Synthetic Inputs
Hyosung has inked a multi-year capacity reservation deal with Origin to source carbon-negative inputs for the…