Best Pacific to Debut LYCRA SPORT PCE Certified Fabrics

At the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Best Pacific plans to debuts one of the first lines of commercially available LYCRA SPORT Power-Comfort-Energy (PCE) index-certified fabrics on the market.

The new fabrics leverage the recovery performance of INVISTA’s LYCRA SPORT technology and Best Pacific’s unique, high-gauge, double knitting construction, to deliver an outstanding stretch modulus, says the company. They are tailor-made for the lucrative, high-growth active-sportswear industry sectors.

According to Kevin Zan, general manager of Best Pacific’s sports division, the LYCRA SPORT Power-Comfort-Energy index (PCE), which was launched last year, has been a real game changer when it comes to designing, producing, differentiating and selling performance fabrics.

“Fabric mills everywhere, especially those in the knitted textile sector, have typically focused on physical performance to differentiate their offerings and protect margins. However, until recently, there was no scientific way to measure that performance, or for customers to easily compare one fabric with another,” said Zan.

“Now, with INVISTA’s LYCRA SPORT PCE index, we can technically document and explain to customers precisely how a new fabric actually performs. That makes all the difference. It enables us to outflank competitors and win business by developing new, application-specific fabrics that allow brands to tailor products and target the most rewarding, highest-growth sectors like sportswear,” Zan added.

According to LYCRA SPORT, the new, simplified indexes rate fabric Power, Comfort and Energy on a 1-10 scale. These indexes are combined to create performance levels tailored to fit the garment’s end use and satisfy the consumer’s need for targeted support.