Invista

Invista, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States, is the world's largest integrated fiber, resin and intermediates company. It has about 10,000 employees in over 20 countries worldwide.DuPont originally formed the company as a subsidiary in 2003 from its textile fibers division and named it DuPont Textiles and Interiors while a permanent identity was established. The company was given the trademarked name INVISTA and was then sold to privately owned Koch Industries in April 2004. Koch Industries combined the newly acquired organization with their KoSa subsidiary to complete the INVISTA company.

Operations

INVISTA's products include brands such as LYCRA® fiber, STAINMASTER® carpeting, CORDURA® durable fabrics, TACTEL® nylon fiber, and ANTRON® commercial carpet fiber as well as a variety of polyester resins and specialty intermediates. INVISTA has won a number of environmental, health, and safety awards. In March 2011, for example, INVISTA’s fiber facility in Monterrey, Mexico received the “Safe Company Recognition” from La Secretaria del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS), which placed INVISTA at the highest level recognized by the Mexican Labor Authority Also, INVISTA’s Victoria site received the Employer Award of Excellence from the Texas Workforce Commission for making a positive impact on employers, workers and the community.