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Saya, a branch of Nan Ya Plastics, was launched in 2020 to promote the company's recycled fiber offering. Nan Ya is part of the Formosa Plastics Group, a family business founded by two brothers in Taiwan in 1954 and is the world's largest manufacturer of bottle recycled performance fibers, repurposing over 100,000 tons of plastic bottles each year (equivalent to over 75 billion bottles). Saya is furthering its renewable efforts into recycled fabric scrap and overruns, as well as researching how to recycle garments. Saya works with brands to incorporate high-performance recycled textiles into their apparel, footwear, furniture, outdoor equipment or automotive components. Saya has 13 production facilities worldwide, including plants in New Taipei City, Taiwan; Nhon Trach, Vietnam; Kunshan, China and Lake City, South Carolina. SayaRenew.com change@sayarenew.com SAYA Renew Fibers sayafibers S aya is redefining what is possible in renewal fiber technology. With research, innovation and over 50 years of experience behind Saya with Nan Ya Plastics, the company is helping brands take their recycling efforts a step further and in so doing keep pace with the textile industry's keen focus on advancing sustainable development to achieve circularity. By always looking several product cycles into the future, Saya can see new opportunities and identify emerging trends. While its current operation continues to keep quality and performance high through its proprietary recycling technology w h i c h i n c l u d e s e x t e n s i v e pretreatment of rPET flakes, batch optimization and real-time color control; Saya also concentrates on innovating its manufacturing processes and expanding sources for recycled fiber. For example, Saya's Rscuw Project is currently pioneering several new recycling technologies, one being the most advanced mix content recycling project addressing the textile industry's largest area of hidden waste: discarded fabric scrap and unused yardage. Plastic bottles, oen considered the low-hanging fruit in the recycling business, based on accessibility and affordability, may in fact become scarce in the future. Options to overcome this shortage challenge include: reducing plastic usage, or increasing recycling rates in the U.S, which currently are about half that of Taiwan's recycle rate of 80 - 90 percent, or seeking other sources of plastic to recycle. As Saya considers all possible recycling and renewable polyester sources for fiber, investment in groundbreaking technologies and innovative sustainable solutions remains a priority. n SAYA FIBER RENEWAL TECHNOLOGY Sustainability Innovation ADVERTISEMENT