How are Recycled Webbing & Sustainable Narrow Fabrics Made?
In 2007 our partner Unifi began making Repreve® , a yarn made from recycled plastic waste. Today, they’re one of the most-trusted sustainable global solutions providers in the textile industry.
STEPS TO Make REPREVE® RECEYCLED WEBBING Step-by-Step
- Source Recycled Waste: Recycled plastic bottles and post-industrial waste (including our own) are collected worldwide.
- Make the Chip: Waste material is chopped, ground, washed, melted, and reformulated into high-quality REPREVE® chips.
- Form the Fiber: The chip product is melted into liquid polymer and extruded through tiny openings in spinnerets to create continuous filaments that form REPREVE® fiber.
- Process the Yarn: Fiber becomes by spinning it and air-jet texturing.
- Ship to ACW: Finished yarn goes into webbing and narrow fabrics that make our products sustainable.
The process of creating quality synthetic fibers is perfected with melt extrusion. As polymers heat up to the point of melting, continuous fiber strands are created, providing luxurious, natural-seeming synthetic solutions.
Sustainable Product Solutions
- Air-Jet Texturing: Mimics the look and feel of natural fibers
- Beaming: Dependable yarns for weaving
- Technologies: Moisture wicking, thermal regulation, and more
- Dyeing: Vibrant, embedded color without the use of water
- Twisting: Combined filaments for optimal performance
Where Does ACW Come In?
As the weaver, we take these sustainable fibers and weave webbing used by our customers. Our weaving process maximizes the performance of recycled fibers to meet the needs for your products. As recycled material experts, ACW guides you to the right products, solutions, and production processes to meet your specific needs.
Where Does ACW Come In?
As the weaver, our weaving process maximizes the performance of recycled fibers to meet the needs for your products. As recycled material experts, ACW guides you to the right products, solutions, and production processes to meet your specific needs.
