Unifi, producer of multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarns, is expanding its sustainability initiatives. The maker of REPREVE® recycled polyester has invested in the backwards integration into the supply chain for recycled products, which will provide greater control over the production of the recycled chip that is used to make REPREVE polyester fibers and new opportunities for the company to recycle post-consumer and post industrial fabric waste back into the fibers.
Additionally, Unifi has purchased a 40 percent interest in a biomass feedstock company. The new joint venture, which will be called REPREVE Renewables, will focus on the direct sales of Freedomâ„¢ Giant Miscanthus, a perennial grass, to farmers, who in turn will supply the product to bioenergy and biofuel operations in the U.S. and EU.
