# Indorama Ventures to expand bicomponent fiber capacity in Covington, Georgia

FiberVisions Corporation, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, received board approval to expand bicomponent fiber capacity in Covington, Georgia, USA. The new line will have 24,000 tons per year capacity and use state-of-the-art technology.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-21
- Where: Covington, Georgia, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 24,000 tons per year bicomponent fiber
- Products: bicomponent fibers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Indorama Ventures](https://endata.com/companies/3457.md)
- [FiberVisions](https://endata.com/companies/7427.md)
- [Indorama Ventures](https://endata.com/companies/3457.md) (investor)
- [JNC Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20751.md) (partner)
- [ES FiberVisions](https://endata.com/companies/20902.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [beta.indoramaventures.com](https://beta.indoramaventures.com/news/press-releases/indorama-ventures-expansion-of-bicomponent-fiber-in-the-us-new-production-capacities-to-serve-growing-customer-requirements), 2018-05-21: "FiberVisions Corporation, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, has received the approval of Indorama Ventures’ board to further expand its bicomponent fiber capacity in Covington, Georgia, USA."
- [alchempro.com](https://www.alchempro.com/news/technical-textiles/fibervisions-increasing-bicomponent-fibre-in-us-242474-newsdetails.htm), 2018-05-29: "This expansion will allow our joint venture with JNC of Japan, ES FiberVisions, to continue delivering differentiated bicomponent fibres that our customers need in order to be successful in their own businesses."

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