# Norafin breaks ground on first North American plant in Mills River

Germany-based Norafin broke ground on its first North American facility in Mills River, North Carolina, with an initial investment of $18 million. The 75,000 sq ft plant will produce specialty non-woven materials, with production expected to begin in spring 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-07
- Where: Mills River, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $18.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 75,000 sq ft
- Products: specialty spun-lace non-woven materials, heat and flame resistant barriers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Norafin Group](https://endata.com/companies/19574.md)

## Sources

- [wlos.com](https://wlos.com/news/local/german-based-norafin-breaks-ground-in-mills-river-could-add-100-jobs), 2017-06-07: "Germany-based Norafin broke ground on its first North American location in Mills River on Wednesday"
- [norafin.de](https://www.norafin.de/en/news/news-details/news-from-mills-river), 2019-05-03: "Together with Mills River Councilman Shanon Gonce and County Commission Chairman Michael Edney, André Lang and Stuart Smith executed the first groundbreaking."

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