elastane
Fibre names
Official definition
elastofibre composed of at least 85 % (by mass) of a segmented polyurethane, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length
Official text (English)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 (EUR-Lex, consolidated text of 15.02.2018)
Location1007/2011 Annex I, row 43 / Turkish Regulation Annex 1, row 43
Last checked2026-10-04
In other languagesTurkish: elastan · German: Elasthan · French: élasthanne · Spanish: elastano · Russian: эластан (translation) · Chinese: 氨纶 (translation) · Arabic: إيلاستين (translation)
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