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Unifi Expands Commitment to Sustainability

Unifi expands commitment to sustainability with new investments toward backwards integration into the supply chain for recycled products and in a new joint venture focused on renewable energy. As environmental stewardship and sustainability become more important to companies around the world, these new investments will solidify Unifi as a leader in green initiatives.

SunBelt Biofuels Business acquired by REPREVE Renewables

SunBelt Biofuels, LLC, a leader in biomass crops, and Unifi have announced the formation of a joint venture to advance the propogation and commercialization of Freedom Giant Miscanthus, a non-invasive bioenergy crop, with the highest yields available today.

Unifi Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day through Education

Unifi held an employee drawing and selected four elementary schools for an Earth Day Tree Planting. Winners include St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro, Huntsville Elementary in Madison, Stoneville Elementary in Stoneville, and Yakinville Elementary in Yadkin County. Each school will recieve a Dogwood tree. Unifi representatives will join the schools to plant trees and discuss ways to protect the environment.

IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Red Hat among NCTA 21 winners

Greensboro-based Unifi Manufacturing joined others such as IBM, Microsoft, EMC and Raleigh-based Red Hat among the winners of the 2009 NCTA 21 Awards, the North Carolina Technology Association announced Friday morning.

Unifi Continues to Grow Globally

Presence in Central America adds flexibility and accessibility

Unifi Featured on CNBC’s Sustainability Series -People, Planet & Profit

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today that the company’s Yadkinville, North Carolina plant, where REPREVE® recycled polyester is manufactured, will be featured on CNBC’s Sustainability Series - People, Planet & Profit.

Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Continues to Expand the REPREVE® Product Offering with the Introduction of REPREVE Polyester Staple Fiber

Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (UTSC) continues to expand its REPREVE brand product offering in Asia with the launch of REPREVE polyester staple fiber. The new addition is made from 100% recycled materials for use in spun yarns, including Open-End, Ring and Jet Spun.

The REPREVE® Recycled Fiber Family Just Keeps Growing

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) continues to grow its family of REPREVE recycled products with the introduction of a new fiber made from 100% post-consumer PET bottles. The new addition offers a 100% post-consumer option to the brand’s well known 100% hybrid blend, which combines pre-consumer and post-consumer content.

Unifi Introduces First Recycled Polyester Fiber with Inherent Flame Retardant Technology

Momentum Textiles Selects Unifi’s New REPREVE® FR for Contract Line

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI), a leading producer of multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarns, is pleased to announce that Momentum Textiles, a leading supplier of contract textiles, has selected REPREVE® FR for a line of healthcare privacy curtains. REPREVE FR is the most recent product addition to Unifi’s family of recycled fibers and is the first recycled polyester fiber with inherent flame retardant properties.

Unifi Expands the REPREVE® Product Offering with the Introduction of REPREVE Polyester Staple Fiber

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) continues to expand its REPREVE brand product offering with the launch of REPREVE polyester staple fiber. REPREVE polyester staple fiber is made from 100% recycled materials for use in spun yarns, including Open-End, Ring and Jet Spun.

Television Series “How It’s Made” to Feature Unifi’s REPREVE® Yarn in January 2009

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today upcoming on-air dates for the “How It’s Made” Recycled Polyester segment, featuring REPREVE®. The episode will reveal the unique production processes in manufacturing the company’s 100% recycled yarn, REPREVE.

The HON Company Introduces REPREVE® Recycled Yarns to its Seating Fabrics

Creating an environmentally responsible office doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style for the sake of sustainability. In fact, a new yarn made from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste adds a bit of runway style to office seating from The HON Company.

Unifi's Repreve® 100% Recycled Yarn Now Available in Nylon 6,6

Unifi, Inc. continues to evolve and expand its Repreve® product offering with the introduction of Repreve® nylon 6,6 at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2008. Repreve® nylon, like Repreve® polyester, is a first quality yarn made from 100% recycled materials.

REPREVE Helps Designers Design a Better World

Unifi offers designers everywhere the chance to design a better world, filled with style and sustainability. With Unifi's 100% recycled fiber, REPREVE, designers experience the same performance and quality found in virgin nylon and polyester fibers, without the environmental toll.

Rest Assured with Bekaert Textile’s New Collection Made with REPREVE®

Bekaert Textiles, a market leader in the worldwide production and supply of bed cover materials, selects REPREVE, a 100% recycled fiber by Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) for a new collection of eco-friendly mattress coverings. This new sustainable product line of bedding fabrics has been designed for comfort, durability and is certifiably sustainable.

Polartec, LLC and Unifi Announce Partnership

Polartec® Transitions Recycled Fabrics to REPREVE® 100, a 100% PCR Product

INVISTA’s CORDURA® Brand Team Unveils New Sustainable Fabric

CORDURA® EcoMade fabric ‘Turns Discarded into Durable’

REPREVE® and BlueAvocado Join Forces to Educate Consumers on "What's Out, Is In"

This year alone, U.S. landfills will be inundated with more than 21 billion plastic (PET) water bottles and 78 billion plastic bags . Two green-minded companies Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI), the makers of REPREVE® recycled fibers, and BlueAvocado have teamed up to achieve a common goal: reduce their environmental footprints by diverting materials from ending up in the landfill.

Unifi Chosen for Travel Channel’s “Extreme Mega Factories” Television Segment

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today that the company’s Yadkinville, North Carolina plant, where REPREVE® recycled polyester is manufactured, will be featured on the Travel Channel’s series “Extreme”.

Sun-Drop Race Team Apparel Goes Green with REPREVE® Recycled Fiber from Unifi

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) announced today that REPREVE® will be featured in the new line of Sun-Drop race team and branded apparel.

Unifi Plants Trees with three Local Schools in Honor of Earth Day

Unifi Inc. (NYSE: UFI) honored Earth Day by partnering with local community schools to plant North Carolina’s state tree, the Dogwood. The company’s Greensboro employees nominated their children’s schools to win a tree planting activity to honor Earth Day. Three Guilford county schools were selected to participate in the Earth Day tree planting activities, which included some 2nd, 4th and 5th graders from Colfax Elementary, Jesse Wharton Elementary and E.P. Pearce Elementary.

Unifi Announces Online Fabric Certification for Branded Products

Unifi, Inc. (UFI) has partnered with TEXbase, Inc. to launch a new online fabric certification program for all Unifi branded products. The new system will automate and expedite the certification of fabrics, streamlining the development process for new and existing customers. Additionally, the new program will provide brands and retailers with a global online fabric library, where they can search for Unifi certified products.

Unifi’s 100% Recycled REPREVE™ Nylon 6, 6 Now Available in China

Unifi, Inc. continues to evolve and expand its REPREVE offering in China and will introduce REPREVE nylon 6,6 to the Chinese market at the 2008 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Show. REPREVE nylon will be available through Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (UTSC), the Company’s new China-based subsidiary.

Unifi Launches Repreve.com

Unifi, Inc. unveiled a new consumer-focused, interactive website as part of its “Repreve®. For the Planet.” campaign. The website, www.repreve.com, is focused on educating users about the positive environmental benefits of Repreve®, Unifi’s family of 100% recycled yarns and the importance of resource and energy conservation and recycling.

Unifi's Repreve® Yarn Selected for the Television Series 'How It's Made'

Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today that Repreve®, the company's 100% recycled yarn, has been selected as a feature for the international television show 'How It's Made.' The segment will highlight the unique production processes to manufacture Repreve®, a first-quality 100% recycled yarn. (May 21, 2008)

The Company Behind Repreve 100% Recycled.

Repreve is made by the Greensboro, North Carolina textile manufacturer Unifi.

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