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BulkHandlingSystems|3592West5thAvenue|EugeneOR97402|USA|541.485.0999|bulkhandlingsystems.com
BHSPlasticsRecyclingSystemOnlineforUnifiPETpurificationsystemfeaturesnineNRTopticalsorters Reidsville,N.C.–Sept.13,2016--Unifi,Inc.(NYSE:UFI)celebratedthegrandopeningofthecompany’sREPREVE®BottleProcessingCenterlocatedinReidsville,N.C.IntegraltothenewPlasticsRecyclingFacility(PRF)isthefront-endpolyethyleneterephthalate(PET)purificationsystem,designed,manufacturedandinstalledbyEugene,Oregon-basedBulkHandlingSystems(BHS).Unifi’sinvestmentofmorethan$28millionsupportsthecompany’sobjectiveofverticalintegrationintobottleprocessingasthesourceofrawmaterialsforitsREPREVE®recycledfiberproductline.Unifi’snewsystemfeaturesthelatestinscreen,airandopticalseparationtechnologiesfromtheBHSFamilyofCompanies,includingBHS,NationalRecoveryTechnologies(NRT)andNihot.NineNRTopticalunitswithIn-FlightSorting®technologyarecriticaltoremovalofnon-PETplastics.Amongthemostadvancedintheworld,theplantiscapableofprocessingmorethan22,000poundsperhourofplasticcontainerbalestoproduce75millionpoundsannuallyofthehighestqualityandmostconsistentcleanbottleflake.“WechoseBHSandNRTbecausewefeltthetechnology,processdesign,engineeringandcustomerservicewereallfirstclass,”saidMarkMcNeill,vicepresidentoftechnologyandbusinessdevelopmentforUnifi.“Wehavenotbeendisappointed.Theprojectmanagementandstartuphavebeenexceptional.Thisstate-of-the-artsystemissmartandrobust,anddelivershighratesofpurityandyield.WiththesupportofBHSandNRT,itwillcontinuetobeatremendousassettoUnififoryearstocome.”“OurlatesttechnologyisatworkforUnifi,includingIn-FlightSorting®andPETBoost™,maximizingtherecoveryandreuseofclearPETtocreateREPREVEproductsandcapturingotherplasticcommodities,”saidNRTPresidentMatthiasErdmannsdoerfer.“ThenewREPREVEBottleProcessingCenterisgreatfortherecyclingindustry,andUnifishouldbecommendedforitsforward-thinkingleadership.Thecompanyiscommittedtoinnovation,inthissystemandwithitsbusinessmodel,andprovidesastrongdomesticsourcetohelpdriveacirculareconomy.”Someoftheworld’sfavoritebrandsuseREPREVEinavarietyofauto,outdoor,homeandapparelproducts,includingLevi’s,FordandTheNorthFace.Sinceinception,Unifihasrecycledmorethan4billionplasticwaterbottlesintoREPREVEproducts.
BulkHandlingSystems|3592West5thAvenue|EugeneOR97402|USA|541.485.0999|bulkhandlingsystems.com
Video:https://youtu.be/wwEIjClN_7oEmbedLink:<iframewidth="1280"height="720"src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wwEIjClN_7o"frameborder="0"allowfullscreen></iframe>BulkHandlingSystems(BHS)HeadquarteredinEugene,OR,BHSisaworldwideleaderintheinnovativedesign,engineering,manufacturingandinstallationofsortingsystemsandcomponentsforthesolidwaste,recycling,waste-to-energy,andconstructionanddemolitionindustries.Wholly-ownedsubsidiariesincludeNihot(Amsterdam),NRT(Nashville,TN)andZeroWasteEnergy(Lafayette,CA).ClientsaroundtheglobechooseBHSbecauseofitsexperience,dedicationtocutting-edgetechnology,qualityconstructionanddurability,andunmatchedcustomerservice.BHShasbuiltsomeofthelargestandmostdurableMRFsintheworld–andtheyareachievingthehighestthroughput,recovery,andpurityratesintheindustry.NationalRecoveryTechnologies(NRT)HeadquarteredinNashville,Tennessee,NRTisagloballeaderinthedesign,manufactureandinstallationofopticalsortingsolutions.NRTisamemberoftheBulkHandlingSystems(BHS)FamilyofCompanies,aworldwideleadingproviderofautomatedsortingsystemstothewasteprocessingandrecyclingindustries.InEurope,NRToperationsareheadquarteredinAmsterdam.Sinceitsinceptionin1981,NRThasbeenrecognizedasanindustrythought-leaderandinnovator,andcurrentlyholdsmorethan35U.S.andinternationalpatents.Today,NRTremainsfocusedontechnologyinnovationandoffersindustry-leadingbottlesortingrecoveryandpurityrates,thanksinparttoIn-FlightSorting®andPETBoost®technologies.NRTholdsstrongcommitmentstoequipmentexcellenceandfirst-classcustomerserviceandsupport.FurtherInformation:PeterRaschioorSallyHuntPhone:541-485-0999peterrorsallyh(at)bhsequip(dot)combulkhandlingsystems.com