# PFNonwovens to add nonwoven line in Hazleton for PPE material

PFNonwovens has approved a new nonwoven line at its Humboldt Industrial Park plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to increase capacity for medical fabrics addressing COVID-19. The line will also produce premium fabrics for the hygiene market.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-22
- Where: Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: nonwoven textiles, medical fabrics, protective material
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [PFNonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/32856.md)
- [R2G](https://endata.com/companies/25703.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [standardspeaker.com](https://www.standardspeaker.com/2020/04/22/pfnonwovens-plan-to-increase-capacity-to-make-ppe-material/), 2020-04-22: "PFNonwovens, which manufactures polypropylene and polyethylene based nonwovens textiles for personal hygiene and medical applications, has announced its board of directors has approved a new nonwoven line in Humboldt."

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