# Hollingsworth & Vose to expand filter media capacity in Floyd, Virginia

The Department of Defense awarded a $2.5 million contract to Hollingsworth & Vose to increase domestic production capability of filter media. The expansion will increase production capacity to 100 million mask equivalents per year in Floyd, VA by October 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-12-15
- Where: Floyd, VA, United States
- Value: $2.50M
- Starts operating: Oct 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100 million mask equivalents per year
- Products: filter media for masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Hollingsworth & Vose](https://endata.com/companies/10078.md)
- [U.S. Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4836.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/dept-of-defense-to-fund-hv-expansion/), 2020-12-15: "The Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded a $2.5 million contract to nonwovens manufacturer Hollingsworth & Vose, to increase domestic production capability of filter media."

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