# Norafin breaks ground on spunlace nonwovens plant in Mills River, North Carolina

Norafin held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 7, 2017, for a new production facility in Mills River, North Carolina. The company will invest about €20 million and create approximately 45 new jobs, with series production expected in spring 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-29
- Where: Mills River, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $22.5M (20.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 45
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: spunlaced nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Norafin Group](https://endata.com/companies/19574.md)

## Sources

- [norafin.com](https://www.norafin.com/us/news/news-details/news-from-mills-river-717b6b35/), 2019-07-29: "On June 7th, 2017, the eagerly anticipated groundbreaking took place on the property of School House Road."

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