The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative solutions for the textile, apparel and personal care industries, is marking its first anniversary as a stand-alone subsidiary of the Ruyi Group on January 31, 2019.

The LYCRA Company recently opened a new state-of-the-art research and development lab in Foshan, China, and launched several exciting new solutions designed to add value to collections and meet consumer needs for lasting comfort and performance.

The company expanded its EcoMade brand portfolio of sustainable products, broke new ground with its first print technology offering, and is ready to revolutionize apparel fit again with a new fiber that stretches to fit more body shapes within a size range. Products launched include:

• LYCRA® EcoMade fiber This is the company’s first branded spandex that offers the same performance as the original LYCRA® fiber, but is made with pre-consumer recycled content.
• LYCRA® FitSense™ technology This revolutionary water-based dispersion is screen-printed onto garments to deliver lightweight, targeted support.
• LYCRA® 962L fiber This fiber creates apparel with greater shape tolerance to offer consumers a customized fit experience.
• LYCRA HyFit® T859 This fiber for personal care products is a new formulation that enables customers to have more run time per package. This results in improved uptime and reduced elastic consumption, as well as lower distribution and warehousing costs. It also helps customers meet sustainability goals.

I’m really proud of everything we accomplished in our first year,” Trerotola concluded. “We’re very excited to be part of the Ruyi family and look forward to its ongoing support as we continue to transform our business and the apparel and personal care industries.