Recycled Content Offering Meets All ANTRON® Brand Performance Criteria
Singapore (July 15, 2008) – INVISTA, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of nylon and the
manufacturer of ANTRON® carpet fibre, has announced the introduction of more than 50 ANTRON
Lumena® solution dyed nylon colours with 25 percent pre-consumer recycled content. Additionally, the
new recycled content fibres have been proven to meet all ANTRON® brand performance criteria.
“Offering 25 percent pre-consumer recycled content in more than 50 versatile colours gives carpet mills
tremendous flexibility to design beautiful carpets with recycled content, all while delivering the same
great performance the industry has come to expect from ANTRON® carpet fibre,” said Bobby Berrier, vice
president, commercial interiors, for INVISTA based in the U.S. “The colours we converted to 25 percent
recycled content are among our most popular and were selected to work together, enabling the design of
carpets with recycled content ready to help the commercial market reach its sustainability goals.”
“This is one example of INVISTA’s firm commitment to resource stewardship, waste elimination and
environmental protection. These values are central to our culture, which guides every decision we make,”
said Berrier. “We start by producing a high-performing, durable carpet fibre, as we believe sustainability
begins with carpet that lasts.”
INVISTA colour specialists, working closely with mill product development teams, conducted a thorough
analysis of style trends and colour forecasts to determine by market segment which colours from the
ANTRON Lumena® solution dyed nylon line should be developed with recycled content to meet the
greatest market need.
“This development is great news for architects, designers and others involved in the specification of
carpet throughout the Asia Pacific region,” said William Yeoh, vice president INVISTA Performance
Surfaces & Materials Asia Pacific based in Singapore.
Ralph Grogan, chief operating officer of U.S.-based carpet mill Tandus said, "One of our largest clients,
the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), has high sustainability standards and needs the
most sustainable carpet available in the marketplace. Using INVISTA's ANTRON Lumena® solution dyed
nylon with recycled content as the carpet fibre, we were able to achieve the results that LACCD wanted.
Our product designers liked having more colour options with recycled content so they could create
attractive and inspiring carpet styles for the LACCD portfolio."
Valerie Ottaviano, vice president of product design for U.S.-based carpet mill Bentley Prince Street, said,
“INVISTA’s new recycled content offering makes a huge impact on product development, giving us a
wide selection of colours, including light neutrals, to design innovative carpet styles with recycled
content. This is important because we have seen an increase among end users who are asking for
products with recycled content face fibre.” Bentley Prince Street used ANTRON Lumena® solution dyed
nylon with recycled content in the ‘Functional Expressions’ collection, launched in February.
U.S.-based mills Atlas Carpet Mills, Bentley Prince Street, InterfaceFLOR, Mannington Commercial,
Masland Contract and Pacificrest Mills all showcased carpet collections manufactured with the new
recycled content colours at NeoCon World Trade Fair being held in Chicago last month.
INVISTA’s High Recycled Content ANTRON Lumena® solution dyed nylon and High Recycled Content
ANTRON Legacy® white dyeable nylon with a minimum of 90 percent pre-consumer recycled content are
also available upon request.
ANTRON® nylon was the first carpet face fibre to be certified, and the only carpet fibre ever recertified as
an Environmentally Preferable Product by Scientific Certification Systems. It is constructed with type 6,6
nylon polymer, exceptional fibre engineering and treated with DuraTech® soil resistance chemical
treatment. Carpets made with ANTRON® carpet fibre must pass the 14 point ANTRON® Brand
Performance Certification Standard for durable performance in construction, before they can bear the
ANTRON® brand name. For more information on ANTRON® carpet fibre, please call + 61 3 8720 1602 or
visit antron.net.
About INVISTA
INVISTA is an integrated fibres and polymers business with a global presence. It operates four major
businesses: Apparel; Intermediates; Performance Surfaces and Materials; and Polymers and Resins.
INVISTA delivers exceptional value for its customers through mater insights and technology innovations,
along with a powerful portfolio of some of the most recognized global brands and trademarks in their
respective industries including, ADI-PURE®, ANTRON®, AVORA® FR, INVISTA® C12, COMFOREL®,
COOLMAX®, CORDURA®, CORFREE®, DACRON®, INVISTA® DBE, DYTEK®, ESP®, FRESHFLEX®,
CORDURA® NYCO, LYCRA®, PERFORMA®, POLARGUARD®, POLYSHEILD®, POLYCLEAR®,
SOLARMAX®, STAINMASTER®, SUPPLEX®, SUPRIVA™, TACTEL®, TACTESSE®, TERATE®,
TERATHANE® AND THERMOLITE®. More information on INVISTA can be found at www.INVISTA.com. |
