A major revolution in consumer packaging preferences. As the world's largest plastics recycler, Wellman, Inc. was the first to see its potential. By procuring and processing PET containers and producer wastes into usable flake and pellets, we established the first close-the-loop recycling chain for a new generation of PET packaging and polyester fibers.
	In 1993, we introduced the first polyester textile fiber made from postconsumer PET packaging: Fortrel® EcoSpun®. A new generation of fiber that set the apparel and home fashions industries spinning, weaving and knitting for products as diverse as backpacks and blankets, T-shirts, sportswear, soft luggage and socks. That's an amazing success story that has won awards from the U.N. and the White House.
Today, Wellman leads the industry in state-of-the-art recycling, with the capacity to reclaim more than 2.5 billion PET bottles and containers annually, around the globe.
Wellman has transformed the ordinary PET container into a vital part of the polyester value chain. With the world's largest, most advanced plastics recycling facilities, we sort, clean and convert PET containers into pure polyester products through a proprietary extrusion process. Today, Wellman is the world's largest producer of recycled polyester fiber.
Full circle into the 21st century. Fiberfill, carpet fiber and industrial fibers are also the stuff of recycled PET, as well as recycled-content resins, sheet and thermoformed products marketed under the brand name EcoClear®. These products of exceptional quality and consistency are now the demand worldwide that has sparked the Wellman success.
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