# Jacob Holm expands nonwoven capacity by 500M sq m per year

Jacob Holm announced Project Boost, a company-wide investment plan to expand capacity by 500 million square meters per year for personal protective materials (PPE) production. The project started in June 2020 and is expected to be completed in Q3 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-07-07
- Where: Switzerland
- Starts operating: Q3 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500 million square meters per year
- Products: nonwoven fabrics for medical and wipes, personal protective materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Jacob Holm](https://endata.com/companies/28283.md)

## Sources

- [sjfzxm.com](http://www.sjfzxm.com/global/en/572750.html), 2020-07-07: "The company will implement a company wide investment plan, which will expand the capacity of 500 million square meters per year."

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