# Fitesa expands nonwovens capacity by 55,000 MT/year globally

Fitesa is adding new spunmelt and meltblown lines across multiple sites, including a new Reicofil 5 line in Cosmópolis, Brazil, and meltblown lines in Italy, Germany, and the USA. Total capacity increase is 55,000 MT/year, with investments announced in May 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-11-13
- Where: Cosmópolis, Brazil; Gravataí, Brazil; Trezzano Rosa, Italy; Peine, Germany; Simpsonville, USA, Brazil
- Starts operating: Jul 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 55,000 MT/year total; 30,000 MT/year in Latin America; 20,000 MT/year spunmelt in USA and Europe
- Products: spunmelt nonwovens, meltblown nonwovens, N95 meltblown grades, surgical face mask filters
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Fitesa](https://endata.com/companies/22228.md)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/fitesa-unveils-further-details-on-continuing-expansion/), 2020-11-13: "Latin America will lead the capacity expansion with a new multibeam Reicofil 5 line to be installed at Cosmópolis (Brazil)."
- [nonwovensnews.com](https://www.nonwovensnews.com/manufacturing-news/15218-fitesa-unveils-global-expansion-program), 2020-11-13: "The company has confirmed that Latin America will lead the capacity expansion with a new multibeam Reicofil 5 line to be installed in Cosmópolis, Brazil."

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