As the first quarter of 2026 concludes, we’re highlighting how INVISTA has supported their communities: 🧴 Wichita, KS: Global Supply Chain volunteers partnered with Simply Hygiene to pack diapers and personal‑care items for local families. 🤝Longview, TX: INVISTA volunteers assisted AllPath & Region 7 with a high‑school engineering competition focused on sustainable energy solutions. 🏛️ Victoria, TX: Site leadership sponsored and attended the Victoria Chamber Banquet, celebrating the Texas A&M System coming to Victoria and the region’s future opportunities. 🧹 Orange, TX: Over 300 volunteers joined the 31st annual community cleanup — one of the most successful turnouts yet. 🏭 Longview, TX: Our Polypropylene team hosted Big Techs Tours, welcoming neighbors to see our operations and career opportunities firsthand. Thank you to our employees, partners, and neighbors. By supporting our communities, INVISTA teams are putting Principle Based Management into practice—fostering mutual benefit and living our values every day. #INVISTA #CommunityImpact
About us
At INVISTA, we make the chemicals, polymers, fabrics and fibers that can handle life’s toughest demands. Delivering the many products and technologies we make takes a lot of hard work by some incredibly talented employees. And we're always looking for people to help us create new solutions for life’s biggest needs.
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http://www.INVISTA.com
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- Chemical Manufacturing
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- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Wichita, Kansas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Specialties
- nylon, polyester, innovations, chemical, polymers, fibers, textiles, flooring, automotive, apparel, packaging, bedding, manufacturing, and global
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4123 East 37th Street North
Wichita, Kansas 67220, US
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At INVISTA, we are committed to enhancing performance materials across our portfolio. The launch of CORDURA Adventurer™ highlights our legacy of durability and introduces innovative solutions for modern outdoor apparel.
Introducing CORDURA Adventurer™, our latest in durable outdoor fabrics debuting AT FUNCTIONAL FABRIC FAIR (powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS) April 8-9. Built on more than 55 years of trusted durability, CORDURA Adventurer™ brings together hand‑selected, performance‑driven fabrics designed for today’s outdoor apparel market. Each fabric is tested, validated, and curated to help designers move faster and design with certainty for the trail and beyond. Book a meeting to explore the collection firsthand: https://bit.ly/3P7XaeK
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INVISTA is at SPE ANTEC® 2026 in Pittsburgh - leaning into this year’s theme, “Better Together,” through technical exchange and collaboration across the plastics community. This week, Anne Campeau Burley and Michael Mahan are attending sessions and connecting with peers to share insights on advanced polymer research and next-generation processing solutions, focused on practical, real-world challenges. Tomorrow, Michael will share INVISTA’s work on engineering a new class of polypropylenes for packaging. Thank you to SPE: Inspiring Plastics Professionals for bringing everyone together this week! #ANTEC2026 #SPE #Plastics #MaterialsScience
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Today, we’re proud to welcome Nancy Kowalski as President and CEO of INVISTA. Nancy brings 22 years of experience across INVISTA, with leadership spanning treasury, global finance, and global supply chain. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President for INVISTA’s global nylon business, with responsibility for overall performance across China, Europe and the United States. “I am honored to lead INVISTA at such an important time for the company. Building on the strong legacy of operational excellence and culture that has been established, we are focused on continuing to improve our business, drive results, and deliver long-term value for our customers, employees, and stakeholders.” — Nancy Kowalski
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First Speakers Announced for Textiles Recycling Expo 2026! The wait is over - we’re excited to reveal the first wave of confirmed speakers joining us on 24–25 June 2026 at Brussels Expo, Belgium. 🗣️ Introducing... Lars Fogh Mortensen, Circular Economy, Consumption and Production Expert | European Environment Agency Alan Wheeler, Chief Executive | Textile Recycling Association Luca Campadello, General Manager | Erion Rebecca Geppert, Director of Partnerships | Refiberd Jeppe Mogensen, Design Director | Gabriel Ana Rodes (PhD), Head of Sustainability | Recover Mikko Siukosaari Co-Founder & CMO | Ninyes Inc Nicolas Menet, Engineer | Axens Raouf Medimagh (PhD. Eng.), CEO | Recyc'Elit🌍 William Tenn, Sr. Research Associate | INVISTA Mauro Scalia, Director Sustainable Businesses | EURATEX - European Apparel and Textile Confederation Paul Doertenbach, Head of Landbell Textile EPR Programme | Landbell Group / European Recycling Platform (ERP) And this is just the beginning… more speakers will be announced soon. 🎟️ Registration is free - secure your ticket today and join the conversation in Brussels: https://lnkd.in/e37rwNZT #TRExpo
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Engineering at its best goes beyond technical expertise; it’s principled entrepreneurship, mutual benefit, and continual learning in action. This Engineers Week, we’re proud to spotlight the real-world impact our INVISTA team makes every day. Clay Modisette, Technical Manager, leads with vision and purpose. Together with the process control team, our engineers are automating and upgrading process controls to enhance quality, further ensure stable and reliable operations, and provide consistency and excellence for our customers. Zachary Coleman, Machinery Engineer, ensures our plant runs reliably and efficiently, leading machinery upgrades at the site to expand our capability and drive operational excellence. JoAnn Jo Ann Lindsay, Training Coordinator, empowers our workforce by building the skills and knowledge that fuel continuous improvement, showing that every role contributes to our engineering success. Together, these efforts demonstrate how technical innovation, operational reliability, and workforce development connect to drive INVISTA forward every single day. We want to extend a sincere thank you to all the engineers whose dedication fuels continuous improvement and innovation. Interested in joining this talented team? Explore career opportunities: https://lnkd.in/ef5p7-_y #EngineersWeek #INVISTA #EmployeeStories
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Nylon 6,6 is highly valued across apparel, automotive, and industrial applications, and scaling recycled solutions that meet customer demands remains a major industry challenge. Today, INVISTA announced an MoU with Epoch Biodesign to advance a potential solution for post-consumer recycled nylon 6,6 technology. By combining Epoch’s enzymatic recycling expertise with INVISTA’s polymerization capability and global scale, we’re working toward finding a solution for recycled nylon 6,6 material that customers can validate for their end use applications. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/ecYXHiJM #Nylon66 #Innovation
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Effective March 1, 2026, Nancy Kowalski has been named President and CEO of INVISTA, succeeding Brook Vickery, who is retiring after more than 30 years with Koch companies. Brook’s leadership has helped strengthen operational performance and reliability. We thank him for his contributions, and we look forward to Nancy’s leadership as we continue to improve our business and deliver long-term value. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBaNHn9T
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Polypropylene is a vital lifeline for the medical industry, and our medical resins (including more than 13 unique grades of MedSelect™ resins) provide flexible, sterile, reliable solutions for everything from labware to pharmaceutical packaging, medical devices and components, and much more. As one of America’s most reliable producers of polypropylene, these resins start at our own state-of-the-art Longview, Texas, laboratory, where scientists create custom grades to meet customer needs — all backed by more than 40 years of experience. For those attending #MDMWest February 3-5, come see us at booth # 4550. To learn more about what sets our polypropylene apart, visit: https://www.utm.io/ujv8I MD&M Trade Shows
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As 2025 wraps up, we’re highlighting some of the ways INVISTA sites are giving back to their communities this holiday season: 🚒 Maitland, ON: Donated an emergency truck to the Athens Fire Department. 🎁 Victoria, TX: Collected donations for the Toys for Tots program. 🎄 Orange, TX & Longview, TX: Supported the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. 🎅 Gloucester, UK: Hosted a Christmas Jumper day with a quiz, raffles, and a food drive for the local food bank. 🤝 Kennesaw, GA: Volunteered with the Atlanta Children’s Day Shelter, packing up and transporting holiday decorations. At INVISTA, we believe in making a difference—whether it's through the products we deliver or the impact we have in our communities. Thank you to our teams for living our values and making a meaningful impact this season!