INVISTA Inc.
Americas Filament
6324 Fairview Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
www.invista.com
www.dacron.com
Contacts: Tonya Farrow-Chestnut
704-362-7453
Tonya.E.Farrow@invista.com
Kerry Osborne
KAO Communications (Agency)
302-575-1969
kaopr@aol.com
New Polyester Fibers Afford Freedom to Design Durable
Contract Upholstery Fabrics
INVISTA Introduces Dacron® Vibrance Solution Dye and
Micromattique™ Super Microfiber
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 14, 2004 –– Manufacturers of contract upholstery and panel textiles, and
fabric designers of contract furniture manufacturers can create attractive and durable fabric constructions
with the aesthetics of natural fibers and made of two new polyester filament fibers from INVISTA.
Introduced to the contract market for the first time at the NEOCON World’s Trade Fair, June 14-16 in
Chicago, Ill., INVISTA debuts Dacron® Vibrance solution dye POY (partially oriented yarn) polyester
filament and Micromattique™ microfiber – a super micro denier polyester filament.
Dacron® Vibrance
Targeted for non-printed pattern fabric constructions, Dacron® Vibrance solution dye
POY (partially oriented yarn) polyester fiber features superior colorfastness, exceptional durability and
cleanability. The solution dye polyester filament features color locked into the fiber making it resistant to
fading from abrasion, light and laundering. Made by AMERICAS FILAMENT, manufacturer of
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DACRON® polyester fiber and Micromattique™ microfiber and a business unit of INVISTA,
DACRON® Vibrance is available in bright, semi-dull and dull lusters in a variety of denier and filament
counts, from 70 to 300 denier and 34 to 136 filaments. It can be blended with other fibers or used 100
percent in both warp and fill.
“Solution-dye polyester yarn gives mills greater design freedom, allowing them to
produce patterns that aren’t just printed on the fabric,” said Tonya Farrow-Chestnut, new business
development and marketing manager, AMERICAS FILAMENT. “We make the fiber in a wide variety of
colors including custom colors to meet the