- CEO
- Edmund Ingle
- Full Time Employees
- 2,700
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel - Manufacturers
- Address
- 7201 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro NC United States of America 27410
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Business
- Unifi, Inc. is a vertically-integrated manufacturer specializing in the production and sale of recycled and synthetic polyester and nylon yarns and fibers under the branded REPREVE label. The company's core products include partially oriented yarn, textured yarn, solution-dyed and package-dyed yarns, twisted, beamed, and draw-wound yarns in both virgin and recycled varieties; nylon products encompass virgin or recycled textured, solution-dyed, and spandex-covered yarns. Unifi also provides recycled solutions derived from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste such as plastic bottle flakes, polyester polymer beads, and staple fiber. Its products primarily serve yarn manufacturers, knitters, and weavers that produce fabric and yarn for apparel, hosiery, automotive, home furnishings, industrial, and medical markets. The company operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Colombia, El Salvador, and Brazil, with sales offices globally including China, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Vietnam, and Europe. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Unifi is recognized for its leadership in sustainable textile manufacturing and fiber science.
Recent major developments include the launch of two new circular polyester products powered by Unifi’s proprietary Textile Takeback™ process: a white-dyeable filament yarn and ThermaLoop™, an insulation material made from 100% recycled textile waste that meets virgin-quality standards. These products expand Unifi’s REPREVE portfolio, the largest global portfolio of regenerated performance polyester, and enhance textile-to-textile recycling scalability, helping to achieve the company's goal of recycling 1.5 billion T-shirts’ worth of textile waste by 2030. In fiscal 2025, Unifi implemented strategic restructuring initiatives including a significant manufacturing consolidation highlighted by the sale of its Madison, North Carolina facility, generating proceeds used to reduce debt and expected to deliver approximately $20 million in annual cost savings. Additionally, the company introduced new product innovations such as Fortisyn™ abrasion-resistant yarn and REPREVE TAKEBACK, composed of 100% textile waste, while advancing its sustainability and operational efficiencies globally. Unifi’s ongoing strategic priorities focus on returning to profitability through enhanced cost structure, improved facility utilization, and expanded sustainable product offerings across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Unifi's business is structured around sustainable fiber technologies and circular economy principles, serving diverse industries with a global footprint that includes direct manufacturing and joint ventures in North America and sales offices worldwide. The company maintains a reputation as a pioneer in recycled fiber innovation with its REPREVE brand at the forefront of the environmental and performance textile market segments. Its recent financial and operational changes are aimed at strengthening its position in the competitive textile manufacturing landscape while meeting growing demand for sustainable materials.