Precision Textiles Teams with Unifi, Inc. for Industry First Collaboration to Satisfy Consumer Demand for Eco-Friendly Mattresses
January 18, 2024 at 08:39 am EST
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Precision Textiles has partnered with Unifi, Inc., the makers of REPREVE® recycled performance fiber to use the company's recycled polyester yarn in the manufacturing of all its filler cloth products. The first-of-its-kind collaboration within the industry makes Precision Textiles the only bedding component manufacturer to use REPREVE® recycled performance fiber in its nonwoven products. REPREVE® is the world's leading recycled polyester fiber brand and was developed to address the growing concern related to plastic waste in the environment.
Its yarns are spun from recycled plastic bottles that would otherwise end up in landfills and its oceans. The yarns provide an alternative to virgin fibers and have been proven to reduce climate change potential by repurposing discarded plastic, thereby mitigating the carbon emissions associated with producing new materials. The new partnership offers an immediate positive impact on Precision Textiles sustainability initiatives and assures that the company and its customers are part of meaningful change that will contribute to improving the world.
Every 100-yard roll of the company's ENDURE IFR and ADVANTAGE SB non-woven products will include REPREVE® recycled performance fiber that is made from 228 recycled water bottles. As a result, Precision Textiles will eliminate more than 20 million plastic water bottles from waste streams on an annual basis. Precision Textiles has long supported environmental stewardship managing resources in a way that assures sustainability and benefits both present and future generations.
The company produces and supplies one of the most comprehensive assortments of USDA Bio-Preferred and UL Greenguard GOLD certified FR solution product lines throughout the entire mattress industry. As a leading supplier to mattress manufacturers, the collaboration not only illustrates Precision Textile's fervent commitment to environmentally conscious initiatives, but it also resonates with the values of conscientious consumers who expect brands to make products responsibly.
Unifi, Inc. is a multinational company. The Company manufactures and sells recycled and synthetic products, made from polyester and nylon, primarily to other yarn manufacturers and knitters and weavers that produce yarn and/or fabric for the apparel, hosiery, home furnishings, automotive, industrial, medical, and other end-use markets. It operates through three segments: Americas, Asia, and Brazil. The Americas and Asia segments primarily sell recycled and synthetic products to yarn manufacturers, knitters and weavers that produce yarn and/or fabric for the apparel, hosiery, home furnishings, automotive, industrial, medical, and other end-use markets principally in North and Central America, Asia and Europe. The Brazil Segment sells recycled and synthetic products to knitters and weavers that produce fabric for the apparel, home furnishings, automotive, industrial, and other end-use markets principally in Brazil. It offers polyester and nylon products, and recycled solutions.
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