C&A Makes Carpet from Recycled Windshields

At the June 2004 NeoCon tradeshow in Chicago, C&A Floorcovering, Inc. announced the availability of a new cushion backing option, made from recycled polyvinyl butyral (PVB), for all its carpet products. Spurred by a demand from Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest health maintenance organization, C&A developed the new Ethos™ backing as an alternative to its conventional PVC-based backing materials. Prior to the release of Ethos, C&A relied primarily on virgin PVC for its Powerbond ^® cushioned backings—the company’s ER3™ recycled-content backing is standard on its noncushioned products. C&A makes carpet tile and 6-foot (1.8 m) roll goods exclusively, while the other two Tandus companies, Crossley and Monterey, produce broadloom products.
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