ROICA™ will showcase textile developments from European partners, highlighting different approaches to comfort, fit, functionality and material innovation.
The collection includes premium athleisure fabrics with refined aesthetics and a luxurious feel. It also features engineered knitted structures designed to improve ergonomic comfort, seamless garment technologies and technical fabrics for cycling and other performance applications.
In addition, visitors can explore three-dimensional mesh structures designed for apparel, accessories and bags.
These developments reflect the demand for versatile clothing that combines freedom of movement, comfort and functional performance. By integrating ROICA™ premium stretch fibre into their fabrics, participating manufacturers are exploring new options for product design and performance across several apparel categories.
Some exhibits also feature specialised ROICA™ solutions developed for specific performance and design requirements. Fabrics incorporating ROICA™ V550 highlight ongoing efforts towards responsible material innovation. Meanwhile, developments featuring ROICA™ EF demonstrate stretch solutions incorporating pre-consumer recycled content for different apparel applications.
Featured European partners: Borgini Jersey, Brugnoli, Cifra, Penn Solutions, Sitip and Tiba Tricot.
Visitors can also explore additional developments from Brugnoli at Stand 773A during the exhibition.
Asian Partners Highlight Performance and Everyday Mobility
Alongside the European collection, textile partners from Asia will present fabrics for outdoor activities, performance apparel, everyday mobility and athleisure.
The Asian showcase reflects the region’s textile manufacturing expertise and the demand for clothing that combines performance with everyday comfort. Featured developments include lightweight knitted and woven fabrics, recycled material solutions and advanced four-way stretch woven constructions.
The collection also includes fabrics engineered to support comfort, durability and freedom of movement. These materials address the needs of consumers whose lifestyles increasingly combine outdoor activities, cycling, commuting and urban wear.
Other developments include soft circular-knit fabrics, stretch mesh and lace constructions, lightweight comfort solutions and functional materials for innerwear, activewear and everyday apparel.
Selected fabrics incorporate ROICA™ CF, which combines stretch performance with odour-neutralising functionality. This feature is particularly relevant to innerwear and next-to-skin garment applications.
Other developments use ROICA™ SF, which offers enhanced fabric stability and clean-cut edges. These characteristics can support streamlined garment construction while maintaining comfort, fit and design flexibility.
By combining their manufacturing expertise with ROICA™ premium stretch fibre, the participating companies are exploring further applications in comfort, functionality and material innovation.
Featured Asian partners: Derun Industrial (Hong Kong), Everest Textile (Taiwan), Minlan (Taiwan), Ray Fabrics (Taiwan), Sun Hing Textiles (Hong Kong), Tex Tile (Taiwan), Wing Yue Textile (Hong Kong) and Wu Luen (Taiwan).
Visitors can also explore additional developments at the following partner stands:
- Everest Textile – Stand 328
- Minlan – Stand 1041
- Ray Fabrics – Stand 128
- Tex Tile – Stand 777
- Wu Luen – Stand 783
Global Collaboration Drives Stretch Innovation
The developments at Functional Fabric Fair Portland highlight the role of ROICA™’s global partner network in textile innovation. Each participating manufacturer brings its own technical capabilities and design expertise, while the collections share a focus on comfort, fit, functionality and material development.
As Asahi Kasei’s premium stretch fibre brand, ROICA™ works with textile partners worldwide to develop solutions for changing market requirements and consumer expectations. Its applications extend across performance and outdoor apparel, innerwear, mobility-related clothing and everyday lifestyle products.
Guided by its global brand message, “STRETCH YOUR FUTURE,” ROICA™ continues to collaborate with manufacturers and share technical expertise. Through these partnerships, the brand aims to explore further possibilities in stretch performance and textile product development.
The showcase at Functional Fabric Fair Portland will bring together these developments from Europe and Asia, demonstrating the range of applications for stretch technology across today’s apparel market.