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REPREVE® Recycled Nylon 6

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REPREVE® Recycled Nylon 6 opens up a world of possibilities for companies wanting to use recycled high-quality nylon materials. For every 1 lb, of REPREVE® Nylon, 77,000 BTU'S (British Thermal Units) are conserved, equivalent to 0.6 gallons of gasoline. Pre-consumer fiber waste is collected. Collected waste then enters a unique material conversion process where it is reformulated to produce a first quality REPREVE® Recycled Nylon 6 chip. REPREVE Nylon 6 does not contain post-consumer plastics.

Polymer Name: Polyamide 6 (PA 6)

Labeling Claims: Contains PIR Resin, Natural, Recycled

Technical Data Sheet

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Polymer Name
Plastics & Elastomers Functions
Technologies

Features & Benefits

Materials Features

Applications & Uses

End Uses
  • Accessories
  • Apparel
  • Automotive
  • Bedding
  • Flooring
  • Footwear
  • Furnishings
  • Industrial
  • Medical Accessories
  • Military
  • Outdoors
  • Socks/Hosiery
Nylon Process Comparison
Virgin Nylon REPREVE® Recycled Nylon 6
Crude oil wellhead Process eliminated
Crude oil refinery Process eliminated
Benzene Process eliminated
Cyclohexane Process eliminated
Hexamethylene Diamine & Adipic Acid Process eliminated
Nylon Salt Process eliminated
Polymerization REPREVE® chip production
Extrusion Extrusion
Texturing Texturing

Properties

Color
Physical Form

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications

Certified for Recycled Content Claims - REPREVE® fabrics are certified by SCS Global Services(SCS) for recycled content claims. SCS is a leading third-party certifier and standards developer of environmental and sustainability claims.

Certified for Class I - REPREVE® has also received the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. Oeko-Iex testing and qualification ensure that our yarns are free of harmful levels of more than l00 substances.

Packaging & Availability

Availability
  • Natural
  • Solution dyed
  • A variety of deniers and filament counts
  • Heathers
  • 14D x 38mm and 2.5D x 51mm staple fiber.