# PFNonwovens to install new spunmelt line in Cape Town, South Africa

PFNonwovens is investing at least R600 million (€35.5 million) to install a new Reicofil RF spunmelt nonwovens line at its Cape Town site in South Africa, creating up to 40 new jobs. The line is expected to be operational by the end of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-06-28
- Where: Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa
- Value: $42.0M (35.5M EUR)
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 23,000 tons per year (from 8,000)
- Products: spunmelt nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [PFNonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/32856.md)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/spunmelt-expansion-for-pfnonwovens-south-africa/), 2021-06-28: "This investment aligns with our global strategy to grow our hygiene and medical markets on the African continent, as well as providing a base for exports to neighbouring regions."
- [praguebusinessjournal.com](https://praguebusinessjournal.com/pfnonwovens-to-invest-czk-900-million-for-expansion-in-south-africa/), 2021-06-30: "By the end of next year, it plans to invest approximately 900 million crowns in its South African plant, which will roughly triple its production capacity."

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