# Freudenberg starts new production line for car headliners in Suzhou

Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens brought a new production line for car headliners into operation at its Suzhou site in Eastern China, increasing annual production of technical textiles by around eight million square meters.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-06
- Where: Suzhou, Eastern China, China
- Starts operating: 7 Mar 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: eight million square meters per year
- Products: car headliners
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/37767.md)
- [Freudenberg Performance Materials](https://endata.com/companies/15549.md) (partner)
- [Japan Vilene Company](https://endata.com/companies/29916.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/freudenberg-starts-new-production-line-in-china/), 2019-03-07: "Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens brought a new production line for car headliners into operation at its Suzhou site in Eastern China."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2019/03/freudenberg-performance-materials-starts-new-production-line-in-china-expansion-of-business-with-innovative-auto-headliner/), 2019-03-25: "This investment underscores our long-term commitment to Asia."

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