# Malion New Materials to invest $17.2M in meltblown fabric plant

Malion New Materials will invest CNY120 million ($17.2 million) to build production lines with annual capacity of 8,000 tons of meltblown non-woven fabric for face masks in Shantou, Guangdong. The construction period is estimated at one year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-11
- Where: Shantou, Guangdong province, China
- Value: $17.2M (120.0M CNY)
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,000 tons per year of meltblown non-woven fabric
- Products: meltblown non-woven fabric, face mask material
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Malion New Materials](https://endata.com/companies/45841.md)

## Sources

- [yicaiglobal.com](https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/malion-new-materials-to-invest-usd172-million-on-face-mask-material-plant), 2020-03-11: "Malion New Materials will spend CNY120 million (USD17.2 million) to build production lines with annual capacity of 8,000 tons of meltblown non-woven fabric."

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