Unifi.

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A new $28 million investment in its recycling center in Reidsville will enable Greensboro-based Unifi to expand production of its REPREVE fabric line and add 87 jobs. Plastic bottles from the eastern U.S. will be processed and chopped into flakes, which are converted to pellets that are spun into yarn. Brands that use REPREVE include The North Face, Patagonia and Levi's. Automaker Ford uses it in seat coverings--it takes 42 recycled bottles to make one seat for its Fusion hybrid vehicle. Recycled products represent about 35% of sales at the parent company, which had a market value of $490...