RadiciSpandex Corp.
3145 Northwest Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28052
704-864-5495
OVERVIEW
Gastonia, N.C.-based RadiciSpandex Corp. is a respected supplier of quality stretch fibers with a wide range of end-use applications in apparel, nonwovens and industrial markets. The company is the proud American member of the global fibers conglomerate The Radici Group, a $1.5 billion Italian entity with over 4,100 employees at 38 production units in 15 countries worldwide.
RadiciSpandex’s ISO 9001-certified facilities include its Gastonia base and a manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The company is known for its personalized customer service and technical expertise, which has produced versatile, high-performance fibers that provide today’s fabrics with excellent shape, fit and appearance. RadiciSpandex fibers are NAFTA, CAFTA, CBI, and Andean Pact compliant.
End uses for RadiciSpandex fibers include swimwear, lingerie, activewear, hosiery, denim, sportswear, nonwovens, narrow fabrics, personal care, medical and industrial applications.
PRODUCTS
RadiciSpandex’s assortment of spandex products includes:
· S17B – This versatile high-performance spandex boasts multiple features that benefit a number of end-use markets. Resistance to chlorine, UV rays and suntan oils makes S17B an excellent component in fabrics for swimwear. An inherent brightening feature, meanwhile, produces a pristine shade of white, which is a top-selling color in the bra market. The fiber makes fabrics print more vibrantly and is well suited for activewear.
· S17PC – A version of S17 produced for the nonwovens industry, S17PC is a popular fiber in the baby diaper market and in adult incontinent products. Recent investments in RadiciSpandex’s manufacturing processes have enhanced quality and output efficiencies in production of S17PC. The company’s focus on product customization has yielded a colored version of this nonwovens fiber as a decorative element in baby diapers that has the functional benefit of differentiating the front and back of diapers.
· SRB – One of RadiciSpandex’s newest innovations is a premium black spandex that produces a consistent shade of black, eliminating spandex grin-through when fabrics are stretched. This fiber, which also serves as a design element in fabric, is particularly attractive to the ready-to-wear, intimate apparel, swimwear, and activewear markets, among others.
· S45 – Fabric mills working with polyester stretch fabrics benefit from the high temperature-resistance of this polyether-based spandex that has 18 percent more modulus, denier for denier, giving lighter fabrics more control. S45 enhances warp knit and circular knit fabrics used in activewear, intimate apparel, and control garments, and provides chlorine resistance for swimwear. The fiber is available in flexible minimum order quantities.
- S85 – RadiciSpandex’s versatile clear spandex has enjoyed longtime use in markets as diverse as legwear, ready-to-wear, circular knits, warp knits, medical applications, nonwovens and coverings. S85 offers excellent dyeability, tensile strength and shape retention.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
RadiciSpandex is firmly committed to its role as a socially conscious, responsible corporate citizen. The company’s employees are active members in a variety of professional and charitable organizations related to its many customer markets. RadiciSpandex regularly participates in fundraising events that benefit diverse causes such as breast cancer, pediatric rehabilitation, leukemia and lymphoma, among others. Support for education is central to the company’s philosophy. RadiciSpandex has long contributed to the scholastic pursuits of today’s young people through donations and internships offered to local academic institutions and its continued sponsorship of the RadiciSpandex “Stretch to the Future” Scholarship Design Competition, which is conducted annually with a fashion design college. Since 1999, RadiciSpandex’s design competition has introduced talented young design students to celebrated role models by honoring designers such as Betsey Johnson, Nicole Miller, Carmen Marc Valvo and Marc Bouwer, among many other top names in fashion.
Andrew Spargo and Jenni Smas
2008 Stretch to the Future Scholarship Winners
ECO STATEMENT
RadiciSpandex is doing its part to contribute to the industry’s efforts to maximize efficiency, minimize waste and utilize its assets in the best possible manner to positively impact the environment. The company approaches the Green Movement in three ecologically-sensitive spheres of influence:
· Recycling – The company recovers and recycles all manufacturing products and byproducts that could in any way burden the ecosystem. It also redissolves any minor excess fiber resulting from its production process and re-spins it to maximize usage of raw materials.
· Innovation – RadiciSpandex’s range of performance stretch fibers, such as high-temperature resistant S45, low-heat set S-TS and S-RB black spandex, have features that enhance its customers’ production processes by minimizing consumption of energy, chemicals and raw materials. These versatile products bring unique benefits to end-use applications and contribute the crucial elements of shape and comfort to fabrics produced with today’s eco-friendly fibers.
· Initiative – RadiciSpandex is known for a personalized, expert customer service that results in creative solutions to its clients’ production challenges that produce efficiency-boosting results.
RadiciSpandex applauds the textile industry’s efforts toward preserving the environment and stands ready to collaborate with its peers to ensure a greener tomorrow.
Kim Hall, Marketing Manager, ph. 704-836-3156
khall@radicispandex.com
Sponsor:
2007 AAPN Meeting, Santa Monica, California
2008 AAPN Meeting, Newport Beach California
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