# Ahlstrom-Munksjö invests EUR 58 million in new glass fiber tissue line in Kentucky

Ahlstrom-Munksjö will invest EUR 58 million in a new glass fiber tissue production line at its Madisonville site in Kentucky, USA. The line will focus on flooring materials, with customer deliveries expected to start in mid-2023, creating more than 50 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-10
- Where: Madisonville, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $70.0M (58.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: glass fiber tissue nonwovens, Luxury Vinyl Tiles, Vinyl sheet materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Ahlstrom-Munksjö](https://endata.com/companies/9152.md)

## Sources

- [ahlstrom.com](https://www.ahlstrom.com/Media/releases/press-releases2/2021/ahlstrom-munksjo-expands-its-glass-fiber-tissue-business-through-a-major-investment-in-north-america/), 2021-05-10: "Ahlstrom-Munksjö will invest EUR 58 million in a new glass fiber tissue production line in the U.S. to support the flooring industry in North America."
- [floordaily.net](https://www.floordaily.net/flooring-news/ahlstrom-munksj-adding-glass-fiber-production-line-in-kentucky/), 2021-05-11: "Ahlstrom-Munksjö will invest EUR 58 million in a new glass fiber tissue production line in the U.S. to support the flooring industry in North America."

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