# Saint-Gobain Adfors CZ expands glass-fiber fabric production in Hodonice

Saint-Gobain Adfors CZ is investing over CZK 177 million to expand production of glass-fiber fabrics at its Hodonice plant, adding about 40 new jobs. Full production will start gradually in Q1 2019. The company also plans a further investment exceeding CZK 1 billion to increase basic glass fiber production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-27
- Where: Hodonice, Czechia
- Value: $7.70M (177.0M CZK)
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 9 million meters per year of reinforced wallpaper
- Products: glass-fiber fabrics, reinforced wallpaper, asphalt reinforcements, laminating fabrics, insulating fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain Adfors CZ](https://endata.com/companies/37611.md)

## Sources

- [listyjm.cz](https://www.listyjm.cz/ekonomika/hodonicky-zavod-saint-gobain-adfors-cz-rozsiruje-vyrobu-a-stale-nabira.html), 2019-02-27: "Díky této investici očekáváme navýšení produkce laminovacích a izolačních tkanin o desítky tisíc metrů ročně."

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