# Lubrizol upgrades Textile Coatings Center of Excellence in Gastonia, North Carolina

Lubrizol Corporation's Performance Coatings business announced an extensive upgrade to its Textile Coatings Center of Excellence in Gastonia, NC, a research and development facility for textile and non-woven coatings technologies.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-24
- Where: Gastonia, NC, United States
- Value: $10.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 71,000 square feet
- Products: textile coatings, non-woven coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Lubrizol](https://endata.com/companies/11149.md)
- [Vesta](https://endata.com/companies/26478.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/07/24/1056260/0/en/Lubrizol-Announces-Upgrades-to-its-Textile-Coatings-Center-of-Excellence.html), 2017-07-24: "By upgrading our capabilities, we continue our longstanding commitment to the textiles industry."
- [biztimes.com](https://biztimes.com/10-million-project-to-add-to-vesta-facility-in-franklin/), 2017-08-23: "This new space covers immediate short-term needs, but also provides room for growth in the future."
- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/medical/lubrizol-invests-10-million-to-expand-medical-silicone-contract-manufacturing), 2017-08-24: "This new space covers immediate short-term needs, but also provides room for growth in the future."

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