Higg FSLM, Lycra Company’s Maydown facility achieves high module score

The Lycra Company will roll out the Higg FSLM to all its manufacturing sites over the next three years as part of a larger effort to track social progress at its facilities. Located in County Londonderry, the Maydown plant first opened in 1957. The manufacturing site produces Lycra fiber for apparel and Lycra HyFit fiber for personal care products and employs some 350 people. In addition, 13 unique Lycra fiber types made at Maydown are Gold Level Material Health certified by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. 


“Our Planet Agenda sustainability platform is based on three key pillars – Product Sustainability, Manufacturing Excellence and Corporate Responsibility, which focuses on supporting our employees as well as the communities where we operate,” said Seamus McIntyre, European regional operations manager at The Lycra Company. “One of our goals within Planet Agenda is to be an employer of choice. Understanding where we have opportunities for improvement and how we can enhance our employees’ experiences are key to enacting policies that can help us achieve that goal.”As part of its commitment to manufacturing excellence, all six global Lycra fiber manufacturing sites have also completed the Higg Facilities Environmental Module (FEM), a robust impact assessment that establishes an environmental baseline to pursue continuous improvement. The Foshan, China site was verified in 2021, with additional sites in line to be verified this year.