Private company

Invista

American integrated fiber, resin and intermediates company

Invista (stylized as INVISTA) is a fiber, resin, and intermediates company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It has about 10,000 employees in over 20 countries worldwide. The predecessor DuPont Textiles and Interiors was formed from DuPont's textile fibers division in February 2003.2 It is part of Koch, Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 2003Founded1
  • Industrytextile industry1
  • HeadquartersWichita1
  • Websitewww.invista.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1

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Invista (stylized as INVISTA) is a fiber, resin, and intermediates company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It has about 10,000 employees in over 20 countries worldwide. The predecessor DuPont Textiles and Interiors was formed from DuPont's textile fibers division in February 2003. The company was given the trademarked name INVISTA and was then sold to privately owned Koch Industries on April 30, 2004 for US$4.2 billion. Koch Industries combined the newly acquired organization with their KoSa subsidiary to complete the INVISTA company.2

Corporate structure

Invista is part of a group headed by Koch, Inc.. 24 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Koch, Inc. Wichita, Kansas, United States
    • Invista Wichita
    • Georgia-Pacific Subsidiary · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
      • Georgia-Pacific (France) Subsidiary · France
      • Georgia-Pacific Hosford OSB Operations Subsidiary · Liberty County, United States
    • Infor Global Solutions Subsidiary · New York City
    • Koch Agronomic Services (United States) Subsidiary · Wichita, United States
    • Koch Equity Development Subsidiary · Wichita, United States
    • Molex Subsidiary · Lisle, Illinois, United States
      • Vectura Group Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
        • JAGOTEC AG Subsidiary · Muttenz, Switzerland
        • VECTURA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
        • VECTURA LIMITED Subsidiary · Chippenham, United Kingdom
    • Christensen Lumber, Inc. Subsidiary · Fremont, Nebraska, United States
    • Koch Disruptive Technologies Subsidiary
    • Koch Fertilizer Subsidiary
    • KOCH RESOURCES, LLC Subsidiary · Wichita, Kansas, United States
      • KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC Subsidiary · Wichita, Kansas, United States
    • KOCH SHIPPING, LLC Subsidiary · Houston, Texas, United States
    • SPRING CREEK CAPITAL, LLC Subsidiary · Wichita, Kansas, United States
    • WOOD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC Subsidiary · Wichita, Kansas, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

INVISTA's products include many brands.

In 2008, Invista sued Rhodia, a chemical company, for theft and misappropriation of a chemical process technology used to produce nylon 6,6.

In February 2009, INVISTA announced a refinancing and capitalization plan that had reduced its debt by $1.6 billion since the previous June. In the same year, Invista was the launch sponsor for WWDChina Week in Review, a weekly fashion publication.

Also in 2009, INVISTA agreed to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations at its facilities in seven states. Prior to the settlement, the company had disclosed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more than 680 violations after auditing 12 facilities acquired from DuPont in 2004. In June 2012, DuPont & INVISTA agreed to an out of court settlement to resolve indemnification issues related to these environmental issues.

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In 2019, Invista sold its Apparels & Advanced Textiles business to Shandong Ruyi. The sale included brands Lycra, Coolmax, and Thermolite. It was said to have cost more than $2 billion. Koch Industries still retains a minority stake in The Lycra Company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Invista, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

  • DuPont Feb 2003 to Apr 30, 2004

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Timeline

  1. Apr 30, 2004Acquired Acquired by Koch, Inc.1
  2. Feb 2003Acquired Acquired by DuPont1
  3. Feb 2003Founded Founded1

Sources

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