Spandex Performance Unit

Textile Performance Group

HYOSUNG creoraⓇ oFFERINGS
Stretching beyond
Spandex Performance Unit
Hyosung is the largest spandex/elastane producer in the world with its creora® brand. creora® has
a core competitive advantage with state of the art technology designed to meet customer needs
for quality, consistency, and innovation. Hyosung is committed to becoming the global leader in
spandex/elastane through leadership in brand, service, innovation, fabric marketing and
exemplary quality.
Spandex Performance Unit
450 Gongdeok-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea (121-720)
Tel : 82-2-707-7000 Fax : 82-2-707-7103~4
www.creora.com www.hyosung.com
ⒸHYOSUNG 2007. creora® is registered trademark of the Hyosung corporation for its brand of premium spandex yarns.
 creora Overview Ⓡ

creoraⓇ the largest spandex/elastane producer creoraⓇ commitment to excellence

in the world stretching beyond "IT'S IN OUR EVERY FIBER"
•Proprietary, state-of-the-art, production capacity for superior This commitment to excellence guides creora® from servicing its client's global needs to
quality and cost competitiveness developing new, innovative spandex/elastane that deliver additional value.
•Fastest growing spandex/elastane producer since 1992
•Localized sales, marketing and technical teams to service This point of view is what leads creora® to create a consistently high level and range of
customer needs new products for today's demanding market.
•Dedication to innovation and value The commitment to excellence is heartily embraced at all levels of the organization and
•High level of technical service by all functions. It is the foundation on which Hyosung has created the creora® brand of
134,000 spandex/elastane and has made it the largest and fastest growing in the world.
(Ton) 140000

120000 110,000 Hyosung’s core competitive advantage is the focus on proprietary technology, quality,
100000 85,000
consistency, value and technical service. creora® offers a wide range of products for
71,500 warp and circular knit, diapers, covering, core spinning, weaving, hosiery and seamless
80000
54,000
applications.
60000

40000 32,000 Customer feedback identifies Hyosung as having some of the best technical service in
21,200 supporting fabric development, insuring fabric quality and yield, and problem resolution.
20000 8,400
180 500 2,300
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creora Global network Ⓡ

Fabric marketing service - fabric libraries

Fabric marketing services have been one of our value creation offerings for creora®
partner mills. Fabric showrooms globally create the link between buyers, retailers,
brands and fabric manufactures. The creora® marketing team helps customers find the
best fabrics and developments around the world through our wide network of partners.
Today buyers can visit 5 showrooms in Hong Kong, Milan, New York, Seoul, Shanghai
as well as our booths at International Fairs with over 1200 fabrics in each.

Shanghai New York Millan Seoul Hong Kong

Showroom Showroom Showroom Showroom Showroom

creoraⓇ Overview
creora eco Ⓡ
Low Heat Settable creora® ⇒ Reduced Energy Usage

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Cost savings

creoraⓇ eco H-550 1. Reduced energy savings
creora®eco H-550, developed for heat setting at lower temperatures, is an eco-friendly •You can run at 15~20℃ lower temp. during heat setting
spandex/elastane which reduces the usage of fossil fuel and CO2 emissions.

Value Reduce energy saving up to 9 ~11%

• Improved energy savings in heat setting process versus regular spandex/elastane

• Higher productivity in heat setting process versus regular spandex/elastane
• Delivers whiter whites with less yellowing and less curling 2. Improved productivity
• Ideal for heat sensitive, cellulosic fabrics •Increase the tenter speed up to 20% than that of regular spandex
• Ideal for heat sensitive, fine gauge fabrics
• Improved fabric moldability
Increase product quantity 20%
• Improved the fabric hand
• Reduced fading of PET fabric (Improved color fastness)

Energy savings delivered End use applications & benefits

• Based on production of 10,000 T-shirts (or 10,000 yds of fabric) •End use applications
decreasing heat set temp. up to 15℃ - Intimate Apparel, Ready to wear, Activewear, Denim

•Benefits
- Softer hand and drape in blends with heat-sensitive fibers:
1 Cotton, Wool, Silk, Rayon, Modal®, Tencel®, etc
- In blends with nylon or polyester in fine gauge
250g/yd(4% spandex, 10g/yds)
fabrics for reduced curling
100kg/10,000yds consumption Saves 40ℓ of bunker-C oil - Superior dimensional stability with reduced
shrinkage
2

- Chlorine resistance for easy care

- Improved molding performance

Equal to 1a of 35year old

The burning of 40ℓ oil
cypress forest 6years CO 2
produces 0.12tons of CO 2
consumption
creora® eco Hang Tags

creoraⓇ eco
creora black Ⓡ
Blacker Black

ABSOLUTE BLACK WITH POWER Elimination of Grin-Through

creoraⓇ H-300D / H-350D
Value
• Elimination of shiny grin-through
• Deeper darker shades
• Maintains deep black color even when it is stretched
• A variety of textile designs: Stripes, tone on tone
• Reduction in the amount of dye stuff and effluent waste
H-250 H-300D
Regular Spandex Black Spandex

H-300D delivers deeper darker shades in fabric and garments

H-250 H-300D
Regular spandex Black spandex

A variety of textile designs End use applications

& benefits

•End use applications

- Intimate Apparel, Active Sportswear,
• Item Seamless, Ready to wear, Socks,
Nylon 30/34 + Polyester 50/36 + Spandex 20de(H-300D)
Swimwear(H-350D)

Deeper darker shades

•Benefits
- Delivers blacker black in garments and maintains
the depth of color

Regular Spandex creora black

Ⓡ

• Item : Men's Socks

• Yarn used : SCY(Spandex 20de + Nylon 70de DTY), Silket Cotton 30’s

creoraⓇ black
creora performance Ⓡ
Chlorine Resistant

DIVE IN Excellent shape retention

creoraⓇ H-250 / H-350 / H-350S Power retention in 100hrs after exposure to chlorine
Family of chlorine resistant spandex/elastane
100% 100% 100%
100%
90%
Value
80%
creora® chlorine resistant spandex/elastane performs better than non-chlorine resistant
spandex/elastane in fashion swimwear, underwear, socks and denim in that it allows 60%
60%
garments to better
before cholorine
• Retain fit and maintain elasticity over time 40%
• Easier care with ability to wash with bleach 30% after cholorine
• Exposure to chlorine in swimwear pools
20%

In knitting, weaving, core spinning and covering, key benefits are high quality: uniformity,
consistency, and yield 0%
creoraⓇhighcloTM Cholorine Resistant Non-Cholorine
Spandex Resistant Spandex

creoraⓇ highcloTM H-350S In general , when exposed to chlorine, spandex/elastane will lose its elasticity, but chlorine
Offers higher level of chlorine resistance for specific applications resistant creora® performs better than non chlorine resistant spandex/elastane

End use applications & benefits

•End use applications

- Swimwear, Denim, Underwear, Socks

•Benefits
- Retain it’s fit
- Last longer after exposure to chlorine
- Last longer after exposure to washing bleach

creoraⓇ
performance dive in
creora highcloTM Ⓡ
Super Chlorine Resistant

Dive into new Lasting elasticity

LONGER, LASTING FIT FOR SWIMWEAR
100 Test conditions are 3.5 ppm chlorine, 7.6 pH, 25℃

Power Retention(%)
creoraⓇ H-350S 90

80

70
Value 60

50
• Higher level of chlorine resistance than normal spandex/elastane
40
• Lasting fit and shape retention for garments 30

• Engineered from high power family of creora ® 20

10
• Provides compression and shaping in garments
0
• Superior quality, consistency, uniformity, knitting efficiency, and value 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280
Exposure Time (hr)

chlorine resistant spandex non-chlorine resistant spandex creora® highcloTM

[Dynamic fabric test in 3.5 ppm chlorine]

Superior performance of creora highclo

Ⓡ TM
End use applications & benefits
•End use applications
- Competitive Swimwear, Aqua Fitness and Fashion
Fashion Swimwear

•Benefits
- Lasting fit and shape retention for swimwear

creora® highcloTM creora® highclo TM

After 280 hrs Superior Chlorine Resistant

Spandex/Elastane

in pool

non-chlorine resistant
spandex/elastane
creora® highcloTM Hang Tags

creoraⓇ
performance highcloTM
creora performance Ⓡ
High Power

FEEL THE POWER High power and excellent redyeability

creoraⓇ H-350 / H-300 290
creora H350
280 Regular

Weight [g/yd]
270

Value 260

250

240
• Higher power, shaping, support and compression
230
125(257 ℉) 130(266 ℉) 135(275 ℉) 140(284 ℉)
[H350, Competitor & Regular weight comparison at high temp.]
• Improved wash fastness in blends with polyester
90

• Ability to over dye without loss of power 80

70

• Superior quality, consistency, uniformity and knitting efficiency 60

Weight [g]
50
40
• Available in wide range of deniers from 10de to 840de 30
20
1st 2nd 1st 2nd
10
0
Regular H350
[1st and 2nd dyeing power comparison at 135℃]

Superior wash fastness End use applications & benefits

Dye 125℃ 135℃ •End use applications
Blue W A P N C D W A P N C D - Active Sportswear, Intimate Apparel, Ready To Wear, Denim, Hosiery
(E)

Blue •Benefits
(SE) - Higher power for compression and support for muscle fatigue
Red - Improved color fastness with disperse dye polyester from higher
(S) temp dyeing without loss of power
Excellent heat resistance of H350/H300 gives the - Ideal for shapewear and bras which require higher power
outstanding color fastness to disperse dye polyester fabric - In finer deniers and fine gauge fabric offers lighter weight with
which requires high temperature for dyeing.
power
•Fabric: Circular knit (PET 75de+creoraⓇ 20de) - Withstands aggressive denim finishing and retains elasticity
•Dyes: Disperse dye (E, SE, S type) - Versatility and value in knits and wovens
•Dyeing: 1/1 Standard Depth Dyeing - Excellent stretch, recovery, dimensional stability in blends
•Fastness Test Method: ISO 105 C06 / C2S(60℃) with natural fibers and synthetics
W: Wool A: Acryl P: PET N: Nylon C: Cotton D: Diacetate

creoraⓇ
performance power
creora performanceⓇ
Steam Settable

STEAM SET Cost saving

creoraⓇ C-400 •Comparison of cost reduction effect

Value Regular
spandex/
elastane
•Excellent steam setting 12 pairs
SCY Cotton 20’s

- superior dimensional stability creoraⓇ C-400

⇒ reduced shrinkage after laundering 143g 301g

- larger size than conventional spandex after steam setting 12 pairs

Total: 444g
1 pairs
•Soft power which allows comfortable fit
+
37 g x 12 pairs

cost down
•Higher productivity (10% course down)

- saves manufacturing costs by ability to reduce content/number of courses

37g X 12 pairs
- on average, 10% higher yield from same quantity in garment manufacturing 34g

Socks (Steam-settable) End use applications & benefits

Socks: Cotton 30's / Nylon 6 70de / Spadex 20de
•End use applications
classic C-400
85% - Socks, Hosiery, Seamless

•Benefits
80% - Whiter more vibrant whites
- Soft hand
- Product remains comfortable
75% with extended wear of hosiery
- Shrinkage of hosiery/seamless
is reduced
70%
creoraⓇclassic creoraⓇC-400
Size of knitted socks
Size retention when they are dry in nature
(after 3 times of standard laundering at 40℃
from washing machine)

creoraⓇ
performance steam set
creora core Ⓡ
High Elongation

HIGH YIELD AND SOFT POWER Superior Elongation

creoraⓇ C-100 Item : C/K PET 150de + Spandex 40de

250
Value 200
C-100
H-350
C-100 : Soft power
H-350 : High power

•Superior elongation: 150

load [g]
- Soft elasticity and power 100
- More comfortable fit 50
- Savings in manufacturing cost through reduced content/higher yield
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Strain[%]
•Heavy denier of soft power (for diapers):
[Strain - Stress Curve]
- Provides soft stretch to protect babies’ sensitive skin
⇒ minimized red marks End use applications & benefits
- Improves productivity with excellent unwinding
•End use applications
⇒ makes it possible to provide OETO product and unwinding equipments
- T-shirts, Hosiery, Diapers
- Delivers same power with less content due to its higher elongation (5%↑) as
compared to competitive offerings •Benefits
⇒ reduced manufacturing costs - Soft touch and excellent drape
- Soft stretch and recovery
- Comfortable fit

creora lite Ⓡ

LITE WEIGHT WITH POWER End use applications

10, 12, 15 & 20 DENIER Intimate Apparel, Ready to wear, Active Sportswear,
Hosiery and Socks
fine denier creoraⓇ family, suitable for
light weight fabrics/garments •Thickness of yarn

Value
•Fine gauge warp and circular knits and garments
•Maintains stretch and recovery even in feather weight fabrics H-350 12de
creoraⓇ lite
•For seamless, hosiery and woven applications

H-350 40de
Regular spandex

creoraⓇⓇ core
creora lite
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