# Dirks Group invests €12M in filter nonwoven production line in Emden

Dirks Group is investing €12 million in a new production line for filter nonwoven fabric for FFP masks at its site in Emden, Germany. The line will start trial operation in mid-March 2021, produce up to 5 tonnes of filter nonwoven per day, and create 20 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-03-05
- Where: Emden, Industriepark Frisia, Germany
- Value: $14.3M (12.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: Mar 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 5 tonnes per day of filter nonwoven
- Products: filter nonwoven fabric for FFP masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Dirks Group](https://endata.com/companies/53669.md)

## Sources

- [nwzonline.de](https://www.nwzonline.de/ostfriesland/dirks-group-emden-ffp-masken-frisia-industriepark_a_51,0,1242195135.html), 2021-03-05: "Aufgrund unserer bisherigen Erfahrungen in Konzeption und Umsetzung von Produktions- und Logistikanlagen sehen wir uns in der Lage, hier Neuland zu betreten."

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