# Manifattura Fontana installs Andritz needlepunch line, doubling geotextile capacity

Manifattura Fontana, part of the Sioen Group, has doubled capacity in the manufacture of specialist nonwoven geotextiles by installing a complete neXline needlepunch line from Andritz, making it the most productive geotextile line in the world.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-12
- Where: Venice, Italy, Italy
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled capacity
- Products: nonwoven geotextiles
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Manifattura Fontana](https://endata.com/companies/30368.md)
- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (supplier)
- [Sioen Group](https://endata.com/companies/43243.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nonwovensnews.com](https://www.nonwovensnews.com/manufacturing-news/14757-new-andritz-line-boosts-capacity-for-geotextiles-manufacturer), 2019-11-12: "Italy's Manifattura Fontana, part of the Sioen Group, has doubled capacity in the manufacture of specialist nonwoven geotextiles by installing a complete neXline needlepunch line from Andritz."

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