Global fiber & polymer producer adding investment in Texas

28 Oct '10

3 min read

INVISTA is a wholly owned, independently managed subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc. The company's sites located in La Porte, Orange, and Victoria, Texas, manufacture more than four billion pounds of nylon intermediate chemicals a year used in the production of INVISTA products and brands such as STAINMASTER carpet, ANTRON carpet fiber, CORDURA fabric, and LYCRA fiber.

Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining and chemicals; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; minerals; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; commodity trading and services; and forest and consumer products. Koch companies and its subsidiaries (including INVISTA) employ more than 5,000 in Texas and provide more than $500 million in annual salaries, wages, and benefits to the Texas economy. Additionally, Koch companies have contributed more than $5.8 million the past five years to Texas charitable organizations and educational initiatives.

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