# Fitesa expands Terre Haute facility with $19M investment

Fitesa, a Brazil-based manufacturer of nonwoven hygiene and healthcare products, will invest more than $19 million to expand its Terre Haute facility, adding new equipment and upgrading production lines, creating up to 34 jobs by end of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-07
- Where: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
- Value: $19.0M
- Jobs: 34
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: nonwoven hygiene and healthcare products, personal care films
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [insideindianabusiness.com](https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/brazilian-company-expanding-in-terre-haute), 2021-05-07: "Fitesa's growth in the health care market amidst a global pandemic reinforces our commitment to the communities in which we operate, customers we serve and society as a whole."
- [nccarolinacore.com](https://nccarolinacore.com/specialty-fabrics-maker-from-brazil-announces-expansion-in-high-point/), 2021-05-14: "Fitesa will invest $18 million to expand its manufacturing facility in High Point and create as many as 22 new jobs."

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