Roica, a leader in premium stretch fibre, says it is set to make a significant impact at this week’s ISPO event (28-30 November). With an innovative booth design, Roica invites visitors to embark on an interactive journey through its evolution, showcasing how its responsible innovation and partnerships are reshaping the world of sports apparel.

At ISPO, Roica's exhibition space becomes an ‘experience space ‘uniquely structured to explore the world of 'activation' across the entire value chain, comprising three main areas: Heritage – Roica yarns DNA; Roica Innovation Library (partners innovative fabrics), and Roica Contemporary Wardrobe (Brands proposal based on Roica partners fabrics). This 'reversed journey' approach allows visitors to trace the lifecycle of sportswear from the final product back to the raw materials.

Roica’s ISPO booth

Heritage

Highlighting its commitment to sustainability, ISPO will see the celebration of the Roica Eco-Smart family, which includes Roica EF, a sustainable recycled stretch yarn, and Roica V550 a sustainable degradable yarn rewarded with a Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Material Health Certificate. It degrades under ISO 14855-1 tested by OWS decomposing into CO2 and water. Roica V550 enables Asahi Kasei to deliver a contemporary, performing, certified, and degradable innovation for activewear and sportswear.

Roica Innovation Gallery

-Brugnoli with a high performing fabric with degradable values given by Roica V550 and the Amni Soul Eco polyamide. Iluna Group with its fully certified Green Label collection of laces designed for both sports and fashion, featuring blends of GRS synthetic fibres, FSC certified viscose, and the recycled Roica EF.

-Innova Fabrics with the athleisure fabrics realised using Roica V550 together with Sensil Biocare by Nilit, a degradable polyamide in marine environment.

-Maglificio Ripa with a selection of both sporty and swimwear articles; all made with GRS certified yarns together with Roica EF.

-Penn Textile Solution/Penn Italia - A sporty fabric made with GRS certified polyamide, and Roica V550.

-Tessitura Colombo Antonio with its selection of 3D-effect laces all made using Roica V550.

-Sitip and its Blizzard fabric made with polyamide and Roica V550 yarn. A 4-way high thermal fabric with an ultra-soft brushed microfibre backing.

Roica Contemporary Wardrobe

-Bioracer with Sitip fabric: One of the standout pieces is the Icon Tempest Jacket by Bioracer, a company renowned for engineering performance-driven apparel. This jacket, part of the Icon Tempest line, is crafted with 90% Sitip Blizzard Plx Stone fabric where the printed fabric is made with Roica V550 and the plain and brushed ones are made with Roica ColourPerfect family. Blizzard is a 4-way high thermal fabric with an ultra-soft brushed microfibre backing. It provides long life stretch, best fitting and comfort, best breathability and high pilling resistance, easy care. Particularly suitable for winter active and urban-wear garments, pants and tops. Acquazero Eco is an innovative fluorine-free water-repellent textile finishing technology combined with BLIZZARD fabrics. It provides long lasting washing resistance, low impact on breathability and a good laundry-air-dry (LAD) behaviour.

-Icon Tempest Jacket is made from insulating and durable water-repellent Tempest material, this jacket with high collar keeps you protected from the cold. Thanks to the elastic waistband and soft cuffs, your jacket stays perfectly in place during the whole ride.

The Icon Tempest Jacket caters to recreational, amateur, and elite athletes alike, offering comfort, durability, and an aerodynamic fit suitable for both team and individual cyclists.

-The W Athleisure line with Cifra WKS: The W Athleisure line extension from Wolford includes Cifra WKS outfits realized with Econyl and Roica V550. Super resistant and comfortable outfits made for yoga and sportswear activities. Cifra WKS technology allows the body-mapping application: different functional and aesthetic areas placed following the design without any seams.

Thanks to body mapping it is possible to place, where is needed, areas for transpirations, or areas that can offer more support and compression, and areas featuring purely aesthetic structures without any transitional sewing. This leads to realize a perfect balance between design and functionality, where outfits with an exclusive and customized pattern are also following body shapes in a way to offer super comfort and efficiency. Outfits made with WKS technology are knitted in one piece, with grown-on sleeves, gloves. WKS is a sustainable process, both in terms of technology and materials. WKS technology allows a zero-waste approach thanks to the significative reduction of room’s scraps and the full consumption of the loaded yarn.

-Socklab's by Interloop Europe: The world first Cradle to Cradle certified Gold sock brand.

They already feel good, but now it feels even better. They are produced in good working conditions and with care for local communities. Made with recycled energy from raw, organic and C2C materials such as Roica V550 premium sustainable stretch.

“And they are made from 100% biodegradable materials. You don't feel a thing. They're just socks. Lead the way in responsible manufacturing meeting the highest standards of environmental and social performance. Sustainability is in everything we do. From using raw materials, which are endlessly reusable, to the renewable energy, or the carefully chosen dye that doesn’t affect the environment. No wonder, that we are world’s first Cradle to Cradle certified Gold sock brand,” says Interloop.

‘Join us at ISPO to witness how Roica is revolutionising the sports and fashion industry with its innovative, sustainable solutions,” concludes Roica.

Roica by Asahi Kasei