# WPT Corp. opens $6M nonwoven fabrics plant in Ohio County, Kentucky

WPT Corp. will open a $6 million, 40-job plant in Ohio County, Kentucky, its second in the county, to add capacity for nonwoven fabrics used in hygiene and filtration products.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-07
- Where: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $6.00M
- Jobs: 40
- Status: announced
- Products: nonwoven fabrics, hygiene products, filtration products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [WPT Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/26797.md)

## Sources

- [ocmonitor.com](https://ocmonitor.com/2017/09/08/gov-bevin-announces-wpt-expansion-to-former-nestaway-building/), 2017-09-08: "Nonwoven fabrics manufacturer WPT Corp. will open a $6 million, 40-job plant, its second in Ohio County, to add capacity for materials used in hygiene and filtration products such as diapers and furnace air filters"

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