From PET bottle to high-tech fibre

Unifi collects used plastics, including PET bottles, especially near the coasts of developing countries and regions, ensuring that plastics do not end up in the ocean in the first place.

From PET bottle to high-tech fibre
At Unifi three Lindner Micromat 2000 work 24/7/365 to prepare plastics and textile waste for its journey to extrusion, spinning and finally winding the fibers. Copyright: Lindner Recyclingtech

From plastic collected within 50 km of waterways or coastal areas, mainly in developing countries, Unifi produces Repreve Our Ocean recycled fiber.

When Unifi was looking for a partner to set up a shredding process in 2018, they chose shredding solutions from Lindner. Today a total of three Lindner Micromat 2000 prepare plastic and textile waste for its journey to extrusion, spinning and finally winding the fibers used by some of the world’s best-known brands, such as Pottery Barn, Levi’s, and Tom’s Shoes.

The Lindner shredders from the Micromat series are specially designed for the requirements of post-commercial and post-consumer plastics recycling. They have strong, high-torque motors for powerful shredding and are designed and built to optimize uptime and streamline maintenance tasks.

Source: Lindner Recyclingtech

Michael Brunn

Michael Brunn

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