PET Polyester Carpet Fibers Offer You Value & Peformance
Giving Your Home Superior Carpeting Doesn't Have To Break the Bank
PET Polyester
DEFINITION: Fiber-forming substance of any long-chain, synthetic polyamide having recurring amide groups as an integral part of the polymer chain. First used in 1959 in carpet. Offered as BCF or staple. Used in residential and commercial applications. Produced as a solution-dyed fiber or white yarn to-be-dyed. Accounts for 65% of all face fibers in carpet.
As you explore the charactersitics of different carpet fibers, you just might find that PET Polyester is the excellent balance of qualities you're looking for: a well-rounded mix of durability, color, and savings, your search could very well end here.
Unlike polyester carpets of old, PET fibers are stronger with natural and permanent stain resistance.
PET's higher melting point also makes these fibers resistant to abrasion as well, making it as durable as it is easy to clean.
To sweeten the deal even more, our EverStrand Carpet is made from recycled plastic bottles, 100% post-consumer recycled content.
Utilizing recycled plastic chips does not affect the fiber quality, so every fiber has the potential to become a future product thus continuing the life of the renewable resource.
You no longer have to choose between what you want and being responsible. By reusing PET polyester, together as producer and consumer, we can lead innovations that benefit our planet as much as they do our households.
- Color clarity
- Colorfastness
- Resistant to water-soluble stains
- Noted for luxurious "hand"
- Offered primarily as a staple product, although some BCF is being produced
- 100% of Mohawk's Staple Polyester is manufactured from recycled plastic bottles