# Lycra opens largest spandex plant in Yinchuan, China

The Lycra Company opened its largest spandex production plant worldwide in Yinchuan, China, on November 7, 2025. The facility has an initial capacity of 30,000 tons per year and is backed by an investment of 800 million Chinese renminbi ($112 million).

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-09-03
- Where: Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
- Value: $112.0M (800.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 7 Nov 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30,000 tons per year (initial); expected to expand to over 120,000 tons per year
- Products: spandex
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [The LYCRA Company](https://endata.com/companies/37024.md)
- [Yinchuan Financial Capital Investment Group](https://endata.com/companies/41831.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wwd.com](https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/lycra-opens-second-spandex-plant-in-china-1238859429/), 2019-09-03: "China is strategically important, representing over 50 percent of the global apparel production market."

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