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Porcher Industries invests $7M in new US HQ and R&D facility in Danville, Virginia · Endata

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Nov 14, 2018INVESTMENTDanville, Virginia, United States

Porcher Industries invests $7M in new US HQ and R&D facility in Danville, Virginia

Porcher Industries, through its subsidiary BGF Industries Inc., will invest $7 million to establish a new U.S. headquarters and R&D facility in Danville, Virginia, moving from Greensboro, North Carolina. The project is expected to create 65 jobs.

Value

$7.00M

Jobs

65

Status

Announced

Productsglass fabrics

CompaniesPorcher Industries BGF Industries partner

Sectors#Industrial Textiles

“The brand new, purpose-built facility in Virginia will work collaboratively with our France-based R&D Centre to build on the 200 patents we already hold.”textileworld.com

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textileworld.comPorcher Company BGF Moving HQ To Virginia | Textile WorldJim BornemanNov 14, 2018

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