INVISTA officially acquires CONE DENIM's patented twin-core yarn and fabric products

Recently, INVISTA, the owner of the LYCRA® fiber brand, and Cone Denim and its parent company, International Textile Group (ITG), jointly announced: Invitro as one of the world's largest integrated polymers and fiber producers. The company successfully acquired the patented products of Conne Denim and ITG's twin-core yarns and fabrics. The patent assets cover bicomponent yarns and fibers sold in the US, China and recently in Europe, as well as apparel made from these fibers.

Steve Stewart, Commercial Director of Invista Greater China's Apparel and Advanced Textiles Business, said: "In recent years, the technology of twin-core fabrics has flourished. We are very pleased that Cone Denim's patented twin-core fabric technology has been added to INVISTA's patent family. The acquisition is also a strategic expansion of INVISTA's twin-core fabric product line. We look forward to working with our customers and distributors to expand the LYCRA® dualFX® fabric business."

INVISTA pioneered the LYCRA® dualFX® fabric concept with its innovative concept and commercialized it for the first time in 2010, making it a pioneer in the development of twin-core fabric technology. LYCRA® dualFX® technology combines two superior elastic fibers, LYCRA® and LYCRA® T400®, into a single yarn that weaves into denim It has a more comfortable fit and long-lasting shape.

Cone Denim's senior vice president of operations, Steve Maggard, said: "This year is Conne Denim's patented innovation in twin-core fabrics, the tenth year of the trademark "SGENE® Technology". Cone's SGENE® technology is such as LYCRA® (Leica) ®) Fibers such as fibers are blended with inelastic filament fibers for use. Cone is proud to have such in-depth cooperation with INVISTA, and I believe that the technology will be further applied and developed globally, and Taking its application to a new level, and under the authority of INVISTA, SGENE® technology can continue to be used to produce yarns and fibers."

Cone Denim's twin-core fabric technology was recently licensed in Europe in April and is now a patented asset of INVISTA. "EU patent marked the history of dual-core yarn fabric technology development and a milestone, will bring more new business opportunities for INVISTA customers", Stewart adds. In the coming months, INVISTA will discuss the specific requirements of the assets and licenses of the two-component fabric patents with its customers and other fiber manufacturers and make this business growing.