# Asahi Kasei starts up new Bemliese nonwoven facility in Nobeoka

Asahi Kasei completed a new production facility for Bemliese cupro continuous-filament nonwoven fabric in Nobeoka, Japan, adding 1,500 tons/year of capacity. Commercial operation began on February 1, 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-10
- Where: Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan
- Starts operating: 1 Feb 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,500 tons/year
- Products: Bemliese cupro continuous-filament nonwoven fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Asahi Kasei](https://endata.com/companies/8888.md)

## Sources

- [nonwoven.co.uk](http://www.nonwoven.co.uk/search/label/press%20releases), 2017-02-10: "Commercial operation of the new facility began on February 1, 2017."

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