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AF&Y launches fabrics & yarns recycling program

15 May '07
3 min read

• Automotive interior part such as door handles and radio/CD bezels
• Under-the-hood black parts such as air filter housings and radiator fan housings
• Trunk liners and waste water liners
• Flower pots, synthetic pine straw and weed block fabrics
• Water filters and filtration fabrics

“Consumers are becoming much more environmentally conscious, and as a result, the demand for recycled materials is significantly increasing,” said Sam Stevens, President of Plastex, Inc. “We are excited about the opportunity to work with American Fibers and Yarns to recycle yarns and fabrics into new products for a variety of markets.”

Plastex Inc is a private recycling company specializing in textile, nonwoven, and plastic waste and by products. The company deals in large quantities of nylon, polypropylene, PET, and polyethylene based products and services the automotive, floor covering, textile, filtration, and industrial markets throughout the world.

American Fibers and Yarns Company (AF&Y) is the world's leading supplier of solution dyed filament yarns. With thousands of yarns in its product portfolio and the ability to engineer yarns to customer specifications, AF&Y is a dominant supplier to the residential and contract furnishings marketplace, and has a growing presence in the hospitality, apparel, automotive and industrial markets. Headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, AF&Y maintains a Technology Center that specializes in engineering filament yarn with innovative combinations not available from other suppliers.

American Fibers and Yarns Company

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