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Spandex Gets AAFA Hot Around the Collar

At issue is whether or not spandex should be exempt from CPSC flammability testing requirements.

How Hyosung is Catering to More Sophisticated Sustainability Demands

Sustainable materials are no longer niche, and the conversation between brands and material companies has…

Hyosung Helps Denim Brands Build Cohesive Sustainable Stories

Hyosung is creating spandex that performs while also being better for the environment.

New JV Helping Lycra Scale Corn-Based Fiber

QIRA will be produced at Cargill's biotechnology campus and corn refining operation in Eddyville, Iowa.

Lycra Launches New Circularity Campaign

The print and online ad campaign, "Keep in the loop with Lycra," invites customers to join Lycra in using…

Lycra Sharpens Innovation Focus a Year Into Ruyi Ownership

Lycra is exploring potential synergies with Ruyi, its majority shareholder, that include leveraging its…

Nike’s New Infinalon Fabric Promises Nearly Double the Stretch of Spandex

Nike's newest inclusive yoga wear collection features its innovative new Infinalon performance fabric, which…

Synthetic Fiber Prices Look to Continue Strength in 2018

Global synthetic fiber prices increased almost 13% in 2017, more than triple 2016's increase and the biggest…

UN Rejects Proposal to Ban Spandex Fiber Substance BDO

Legging lovers likely had no idea their beloved stretchy pants were under threat earlier this month after the…

Global Synthetic Fiber Prices Plunge Again in January

Global synthetic fiber prices fell by 19 percent in January, their sixteenth consecutive year-over-year…

INVISTA Introduces Sustainable Spandex

Global fiber producer INVISTA has introduced a new bio-derived spandex that uses fiber from a renewable…