# Tarkett and Aquafil close the loop on carpet tiles in Europe

Tarkett and Aquafil partnered to recycle carpet tiles in Europe. Tarkett invested approximately 15 million euros in technology at its Waalwijk facility to separate yarn and backing, enabling Aquafil to recycle polyamide 6 yarn into ECONYL nylon.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2019-11-21
- Where: Waalwijk, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Value: $16.5M (15.0M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: carpet tiles, ECONYL nylon yarn, EcoBase backing
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Aquafil S.p.A.](https://endata.com/companies/29864.md) (partner)
- [Tarkett](https://endata.com/companies/32353.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aquafil.com](https://www.aquafil.com/magazine/tarkett-and-aquafil-close-the-loop-on-carpet-tiles-a-key-step-towards-circular-economy/), 2019-11-21: "Technological innovation now makes it possible to multiply the life cycles of building materials."

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