# Fibertex Personal Care to build $10M printing plant in Asheboro, North Carolina

Fibertex Personal Care will invest $10 million to establish a new printing facility in Asheboro, North Carolina, its first production site in the Americas. The plant will print directly on nonwoven fabric for the personal care industry, serving North and South American markets.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-14
- Where: Asheboro, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $10.0M
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: printed nonwoven fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Fibertex Personal Care](https://endata.com/companies/26242.md)
- [Schouw & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/4083.md) (partner)
- [Innowo Print](https://endata.com/companies/26269.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [fibertexpersonalcare.com](https://fibertexpersonalcare.com/establishing-printing-facilities-in-the-u-s/), 2017-08-14: "The large global producers of diapers, sanitary napkins and incontinence products are increasingly demanding print directly on nonwoven materials."
- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/fibertex-personal-care-brings-printing-capabilities-to-nc/), 2017-08-15: "The large global producers of diapers, sanitary napkins and incontinence products are increasingly demanding printing directly on nonwoven materials."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/fibertex-personal-care-starts-print-production-in-us/), 2017-08-23: "the coming factory in the US is to cover the markets in North and South America."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/opinion/investments-sustainability-and-market-exploration/), 2017-09-08: "The company has acquired an industrial site in Asheboro, NC, as part of the total investment of US$ 10 million."

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