# Fibrotex USA building $12M facility in Stearns, Kentucky

Fibrotex USA is building a $12 million facility in Stearns, Kentucky, expected to create 350 jobs. The company was awarded a 10-year, $480 million contract to supply Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems to the U.S. Army.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-08-29
- Where: Stearns, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $12.0M
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: 29 Aug 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS)
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Fibrotex USA](https://endata.com/companies/31051.md)
- [Outdoor Venture Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/34889.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [spotonkentucky.com](https://spotonkentucky.com/ky-business/268590/fibrotex-usa-building-12m-facility.html), 2019-08-29: "Fibrotex USA was awarded a 10-year, $480 million contract to supply Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS) to the U.S. Army."
- [lanereport.com](https://www.lanereport.com/116531/2019/08/fibrotex-usa-building-12m-facility-in-stearns-350-jobs-expected/), 2019-08-29: "This exciting project will create substantial new economic opportunity in Southeast Kentucky, while also providing crucial, high-tech products for our nation’s armed forces"

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