Universal Fibers® Celebrates Four Decades Of Progress

BRISTOLl, VA — July 13, 2010 — Universal Fibers, Inc. hosted more than 550 of their associates,
and their families at a special 40th anniversary event at the corporate headquarters in Bristol,
VA.  The celebration was split between two days, Thursday, July 8 and Saturday, July 10. 
Total attendance for the two days was more than a thousand people on the company’s grounds at the
Washington County Industrial Park.

Universal Fibers celebrates a long history of excellence since production began at the
company’s Bristol headquarters in 1970, known at the time as CAMAC. The name was changed to
Universal Fibers in 1999 and in the past decade the company has lived up to it’s name by opening
plants in both Thailand and China and being a world leader in the solution dyed fiber industry.

“I’m honored to have shared the last decade with Universal Fibers,” says Marc Ammen, CEO of
Universal Fibers, Inc. “I have learned that machines, although important, don’t make a company.
People make a company and make products. That’s why we are still in business and still growing, and
that’s what this celebration is about: our associates.”

Universal Fibers Associates and guests were treated to a cook out reception complete with ice
cream and snow cones for the kids. Family friendly activities included train-rides, inflatables and
games.  Family members were given a tour of the plant including the new Customer Care Center
showcase and lobby and received a commemorative 40th anniversary picture and gifts.

“We wanted this to be a memorable event for not only the associates, but their families,”
says Howard Bartholomay, Director of Human Resources at Universal. “With our recent expansion we
have more than 175 new associates hired in the past five months. All of our associates have done a
tremendous job meeting the demands of our customers and we want to show them we appreciate their
hard work”

Also at the event, long-time associates were honored with 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service
awards.

About Universal: Universal Fibers® is headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, USA with
manufacturing operations in Thailand and China. Universal Fibers® a multi-platform producer of
solution-dyed synthetic yarns for the commercial, residential, transportation and textile market
and is ISO 14001 certified.  Universal Fibers is a pioneer in sustainable efforts in the fiber
industry and was the first in the industry to produce post-consumer Nylon 6,6 fiber For more
information, please call customer service at 800-457-4759 or visit our website at
www.universalfibers.net.

Posted on July 27, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Universal Fibers Inc.

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