In this month’s issue of Floor Trends, Dave Foster speaks with Dr. Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and former director of nylon technology at Solutia. They discuss the 60-year history of fiber and what opportunities fiber innovation presents for the carpet industry.
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Franco Rossi, president of leading independent fiber producer Aquafil USA, which does extrusion and carpet recycling at its Georgia plant. The company is known for its Econyl nylon 6 brand, a 100% recycled content fiber, which is made from 50% post-consumer sources—much of which comes from U.S. carpet reclamation.