# Fibertex Nonwovens invests $48M to expand capacity in South Carolina

Fibertex Nonwovens is investing DKK300 million (US$48 million) to expand capacity at its existing facilities in South Carolina, having acquired an adjacent 34-hectare industrial plot.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-03-17
- Where: South Carolina, United States
- Value: $48.0M
- Jobs: 39
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: second spunlace production line
- Products: nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Fibertex Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/26448.md)
- [Schouw & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/4083.md) (investor)
- [Schouw & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/4083.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textilemedia.com](https://www.textilemedia.com/medical-textiles/latest-news/fibertex-nonwovens-invests-in-north-american-market/), 2021-03-17: "Aiming to capitalise on rising demand for nonwovens, Aalborg, Denmark-based nonwovens producer Fibertex Nonwovens is investing DKK300m (US$48m) to expand capacity and meet the growing need for local production of nonwovens in North America."
- [textilemedia.com](https://www.textilemedia.com/about-us/latest-news/fibertex-nonwovens-invests-in-north-american-market/), 2021-03-17: "Aiming to capitalise on rising demand for nonwovens, Aalborg, Denmark-based nonwovens producer Fibertex Nonwovens is investing DKK300m (US$48m) to expand capacity and meet the growing need for local production of nonwovens in North America."
- [wyff4.com](https://www.wyff4.com/article/new-jobs-coming-to-laurens-county/35916023), 2021-03-23: "Fibertex Nonwovens, Inc. is expanding its operations in Laurens County and expects to bring 39 new jobs to the area with a $49.5 million investment."
- [upstatebusinessjournal.com](http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/fibertex-nonwovens-inc-announces-49-5-million-to-expand-laurens-county-sc-operations/), 2021-03-23: "The company plans to invest $49.5 million to expand its facility at 100 Iso Parkway in Gray Court."
- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/3-24-2021/fibertex-nonwovens-gray-court-south-carolina.shtml), 2021-03-24: "Market trends are finding support in the added focus on health and hygiene, more emphasis on local production and on sustainability, which is to our benefit."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2021/03/fibertex-nonwovens-inc-expanding-operations-in-laurens-county-more-than-49-5-million-investment/), 2021-03-26: "Market trends are finding support in the added focus on health and hygiene, more emphasis on local production and on sustainability, which is to our benefit."
- [indiantextilejournal.com](https://indiantextilejournal.com/fibertex-nonwovens-invests-dkk-300m-in-north-america/), 2021-03-27: "The new investment will include a high-capacity state-of-the art line based on spunlacing, a technology in which Fibertex Nonwovens is a global leader, using sustainable raw materials and adding unique properties."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/textile-news/2021/04/fibertex-announces-49-5-million-investment/), 2021-04-15: "Fibertex Nonwovens Inc. has announced plans for a $49.5 million expansion."
- [thsconstructors.com](https://www.thsconstructors.com/fibetex-nonwovens-inc-expansion-awarded-to-ths-constructors-inc/), 2021-04-22: "With this new investment, we’ll be able to build an extremely strong position in the important North American market for, among other things, high-performance wipes for sanitizing and disinfection purposes in the healthcare/medical sector."

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