Georgia Governor Visits Aquafil's Italian Headquarters

Cartersville, GA, October 24, 2017-On October 19th, Georgia governor Nathan Deal and his spouse Sandra, along with a delegation of the Georgia Department of Economic development led by Pat Wilson, visited Aquafil Headquarters in Arco, Italy.

The Georgia delegation was welcomed by Aquafil CEO and major shareholder, Giulio Bonazzi, and by Franco Rossi, president of Aquafil USA, the Cartersville-based U.S. subsidiary.

Aquafil USA was established in 1999 in Cartersville, Georgia and currently operates two facilities with approximately 350 jobs, all within the city limits of Cartersville.

During the visit, Giulio Bonazzi illustrated Aquafil’s plans for future expansions in the U.S., and possibly in Georgia, mostly related to additional carpet recycling facilities like the one just incorporated in Phoenix, Arizona.

Aquafil intends to keep investing in its Econyl Regeneration System where spent fish nets, used carpets and other products at the end of their economic life are converted back into nylon 6 resin and fibers with the same exact properties of the ones made through traditional fossil fuels-based technology.

On his trip, the governor also visited the Pirelli headquarters in Milan, and he met with many Italian entrepreneurs at a reception held by the U.S. Consul General in Milan, Elizabeth Lee Martinez.