# METYX USA boosts technical textiles capacity in Gastonia

METYX USA is adding 11,000 tons of production capacity for composite reinforcements at its factory in Gastonia, North Carolina, bringing forward planned 2020 and 2021 investments into 2019. The new capacity will be available in the second half of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-06
- Where: Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 11,000 tons
- Products: unidirectional and multiaxial non-crimp glass, carbon fibre, RTM and woven fabric reinforcements, TYCOR fibre reinforced core sheet material
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [METYX USA](https://endata.com/companies/30893.md)

## Sources

- [composites.media](https://www.composites.media/metyx-usa-boosts-technical-textiles-production-capacity), 2019-03-06: "The board decided to bring forward planned 2020 and 2021 capital investments into 2019 in order to accommodate the strong growth our US team is anticipating."

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