With the focus on soft stretch for exceptional comfort and superior performance, Hyosung TNC looks forward to presenting fibre innovations that capture this growing trend in activewear and bodywear markets at Performance Days Munich this March 18-19.
Featured will be the company’s CREORA® EasyFlex Elastane. Designed for comfort, CREORA® EasyFlex Elastane provides four-way stretch, gentle support, and a second skin feel against the body. Unlike conventional elastane, it enhances ease of movement in everyday essential from hosiery and socks to underwear, leggings, and activewear.
Thanks to its excellent recovery and shape stability, CREORA® EasyFlex also ensures size inclusivity, with one size comfortably fitting a variety of body types. A dyeable version is also available, ensuring superior color consistency and reduced grin-through.
To support brands and retailers in developing garments that follow the comfort powered by performance trend, Hyosung TNC has collaborated with IKAR, a global leader in textile development that provides apparel design and manufacturing solutions, to develop a seamless active and bodywear collection powered by CREORA® EasyFlex that will be featured at the company’s booth.
From Nature to Performance Fiber – regen® BIO Elastane
At Performance Days, Hyosung TNC will share the latest developments with its new regen™ BIO Elastane derived from sugarcane. Production of the low-impact fiber will commence next month (April 2026), a major development that began in 2024 with the company’s $1 billion investment in a new bio BDO plant in Vietnam near its established elastane manufacturing facility.
BDO (Butanediol) is a chemical traditionally made from non-renewable resources used to make PTMG, the key raw material used in elastane. In partnership with Geno, a sustainable materials leader, Hyosung TNC can now produce bio BDO directly from sugarcane through a one step process that replaces fossil fuel consumption and reduces carbon emissions.
With this development, Hyosung TNC is the first to establish the world’s only vertically integrated production system from bio-based BDO to bio-based spandex ensuring reliable production and supply stability without compromising the fibre’s performance”.
Sora Yoo, Vice President Marketing, Hyosung TNC
The company’s bio BDO facility has an annual production capacity of up to 50,000 tons of bio-BDO, with the potential to scale up to 200,000 tons per year over time. In terms of transparency and traceability, the sugarcane feedstock, sourced from Brazil, is verified under the VIVE Program. A full LCA for the new product will be available later in 2026.
Last autumn, Hyosung TNC and Lenzing Group collaborated on a yoga collection made with regen™ BIO Elastane and with various blends of Lenzing’s TENCEL™ and ECOVERO™ made with REFIBRA™ technology and Hyosung TNC’s certified regen® BIO Elastane partly made with renewable resources along with certified 100% recycled regen™ Elastane. Concept garments and fabrics made with these innovative fibres will be presented at the show.
