# Mogul Nonwovens opens first US plant in Gray Court, South Carolina

Mogul Nonwovens, a Turkish company, began ramping up production at its new spunlace nonwoven fabric plant in Gray Court, South Carolina, in April 2017. The facility is the company's first outside Turkey and will primarily serve the wipes and hygiene markets.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-23
- Where: Gray Court, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 3 May 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 15,000 metric tonnes per year
- Products: spunlace nonwoven fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Mogul Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/23982.md)
- [Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/24018.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [greenvillebusinessmag.com](https://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/stories/turkish-firm-embraces-south-carolina,6453), 2017-05-01: "The Gray Court plant, the company's first outside of Turkey, began ramping up production in April, and Mogul officials expect to be at full capacity by the end of the year."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/mogul-nonwovens-celebrates-us-expansion/), 2017-05-03: "The new site, operating a 3.2 metre high-speed parallel laid spunlace line with 15,000 metric tonnes of annual capacity, is dedicated to serving the demand for Mogul's nonwoven technologies."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2017/05/mogul-nonwovens-celebrates-us-expansion/), 2017-05-03: "The new site, operating a 3.2 meter high-speed parallel laid spunlace line with 15,000 metric ton of annual capacity, is dedicated to serving the demand for Mogul’s industry leading nonwoven technologies."

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