Avant Taiwan factory won the GRS 4.0 certification and was selected as an environmental certification factory

On February 15th, Avant officially announced that its factory in Taoyuan was awarded Global Recycling Standard (GRS) 4.0 certification. This is the third company in Avant to win the GRS 4.0 certified factory, the other two Chinese factories are located in Suzhou and Shenzhen respectively.

The GRS-certified materials produced at the Taoyuan factory contain a specific percentage of pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled content. The entire production chain of Avant Taoyuan factory has passed the GRS third-party certification, demonstrating its responsible attitude towards society, environment and chemical behavior. This GRS certification is an important milestone in the company's development history, which shows that while producing high-performance products, we are also making continuous efforts to reduce our impact on the environment.

Say-Eng, Vice President and General Manager, Color and Additives Division, Avant Asia Lee said: "Avant is committed to helping customers seize opportunities and achieve sustainable development goals through the value chain. This certification further proves that Avant's products meet the requirements of sustainable development, and also fully recognizes Avant's commitment to the enterprise Social Responsibility. As customers move towards circular economy production models, Avant’s technology development and testing capabilities can be leveraged to maximize the use of recycled content materials.”

At the Taoyuan factory in Taiwan, Avant can provide sustainable polyester fiber solutions to customers in Greater China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. The products are mainly made of recycled polyester bottle flakes, which can be used to produce sportswear and casual wear. Get GRS After 4.0 certification, Avant can help customers track recycled content, allowing customers to easily increase the use of recycled materials in end products up to 100%.

About GRS

The Global Recycling Standard (GRS) is an international, voluntary complete product standard that sets third-party certification requirements for recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions. The main goal of GRS is to increase the use of recycled materials in products and minimize the harm to humans and the environment during the production process.