# WPT Nonwovens to invest $6M in new nonwoven fabric facility in Beaver Dam, Kentucky

WPT Nonwovens purchased the abandoned Nestaway facility in Beaver Dam, KY on July 14, 2017, and plans to invest $6 million to transform it into a nonwoven fabric facility. The project is expected to create 40 new jobs and be completed by February 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-07-19
- Where: Beaver Dam, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $6.00M
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Feb 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: air through bond nonwoven fabric, hygiene and personal care nonwovens, filtration media nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [WPT Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/25723.md)

## Sources

- [wptnonwovens.com](https://www.wptnonwovens.com/blog/wpt-nonwovens-invest-6000000-revitalize-former-nestaway-facility/), 2017-07-19: "WPT Nonwovens completed the documents necessary on July 14, 2017, to purchase the abandoned Nestaway facility in Beaver Dam, KY."

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