# Berry Global to expand spunmelt capacity in Statesville, North Carolina

Berry Global is investing $8 million to install new equipment and enhance existing production lines at its Statesville, North Carolina facility to increase spunmelt nonwoven capacity for hygiene and healthcare products.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-21
- Where: Statesville, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $8.00M
- Starts operating: Dec 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400 tons per year
- Products: spunmelt nonwoven fabric, medical gowns, face masks, personal protection equipment, baby diapers, adult incontinence products, feminine care products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Berry Global](https://endata.com/companies/25296.md)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/berry-to-expand-spunmelt-capacity-in-statesville/), 2020-05-21: "This expansion supports our ability to provide maximum output for our products."
- [technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net](https://technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net/news/new-meltblown-capacity-in-south-america-210083), 2020-05-25: "The producer of nonwovens Berry Global Group, Inc., Evansville, IN/USA, invests in its global meltblown nonwovens fabric capacity for South America."

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