Marking a significant advancement in scalable textile-to-textile recycling, Unifi has introduced two innovative products—white-dyeable filament yarn and ThermaLoop insulation material. Both these products are made from 100 per cent recycled polyester feedstock, excluding additives and colorants, and consist of at least 50 per cent textile waste. Despite their recycled origins, these products achieve virgin-quality standards, demonstrating Unifi’s commitment to sustainability without compromising on performance.
These products were created using Unifi’s Textile Takeback process, which recycles global post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste into next-generation materials. The company is partnering with global brands to reclaim their waste and keep materials in circulation longer, contributing to a more sustainable textile industry.
The new circular Repreve filament yarn is a versatile, white, dyeable, high-performance polyester designed for critical applications across various industries. This circular polyester line also includes black filament yarn and black and white staple fiber, all of which feature FiberPrint tracer technology, ensuring U-Trust certification for authenticity and sustainability.
Available in down-like fiber, fiberball, and padding formats, thermaLoop insulation offers excellent performance, recovery, and thermal efficiency. Engineered with Repreve low melt fiber, the padding's launch in black insulation highlights the diverse types of textile waste that can be repurposed as feedstock.
These products can be seamlessly integrated into existing supply chains, addressing a significant challenge for polyester-reliant industries, particularly fashion brands aiming to create circular apparel in line with sustainability goals. Unifi’s initiative supports the company’s ambitious target to recycle the equivalent of 1.5 billion t-shirts worth of textile waste by 2030.
