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Indorama India launches hygiene grade super comfort spandex

07 Jun '22

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Indorama India Private Ltd (INVIYA brand), the Baddi, Himachal Pradesh-based spandex business of Singapore-headquartered Indorama Corporation, has launched an all-new hygiene grade super comfort spandex for baby and adult diapers under the brand name SnugFit, at the recently held 5th 'Right Hygiene’ Conference, held in New Delhi, on June 2-3, 2022.

SnugFit is an improvised polymer variant of premium spandex fibre, crafted with European winding technology process to provide better comfort without any leakages. SnugFit offers effective solutions for the hygiene industry with its better operational efficiency, wide range of products, adhesive compatibility with leading brands, and low creep rate and skin friendliness and safety—which makes it an ideal hygiene grade spandex choice for diaper brands/manufacturers.

“As a global spandex leader, INVIYA is really proud of its R&D capabilities. Approach of being a strong R&D based company, has helped us deliver this advanced and innovative spandex product in such a short time. We are delighted to launch our new spandex offering for the baby and adult diapers market,” said Sandeep Shelke, CEO (Spandex Business) and Director (Indorama India Private Ltd).

“SnugFit provides a premium spandex choice to the Indian domestic industry, a product which is Made in India. Earlier, diaper brands and manufacturers had to depend on imports for their requirements. It will also support the domestic diaper industry to fasten development and accelerate innovation,” said Shalendra Vasudeva, Chief Marketing Officer, Indorama India Private Ltd (INVIYA brand).

SnugFit is skin friendly and safe. It is approved as environment friendly and harmless for human body by OEKO-TEX under Annex 6 Class 1 for baby articles. The product is dermatologically tested and approved for Human Patch Test by SGS Institut Fresenius (Epicutaneous Test for the Assessment of a Skin-irritation Potential), the company said in a media statement.

INVIYA has planned for capacity expansion in near future to cater to increased demand and support innovation in hygiene industry. The company is also at an advanced stage of launching its specialty fibres like recycled spandex, coloured spandex and is looking forward to collaborating with industry leaders on exciting product developments and applications.

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