# Glen Raven announces phase two of $250M capacity expansion plan

Glen Raven, Inc. announced phase two of a multi-phase expansion plan, including a new spun-yarn plant in Norlina, North Carolina, a new distribution center in the U.S., and equipment upgrades to increase fabric output by over 30% and create over 400 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-01
- Where: Norlina, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $250.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 30 percent increase in production capabilities
- Products: Sunbrella performance fabrics, spun yarn
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Glen Raven](https://endata.com/companies/26103.md)

## Sources

- [pressroom.sunbrella.com](https://pressroom.sunbrella.com/news/view/113/glen-raven-announces-next-phase-of-250-million-capacity-expansion-plan), 2021-07-21: "We're producing more Sunbrella fabric than ever before and are committed to investing a quarter of a billion dollars in our operations to support our customers in the long term."
- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/546832694/glen-raven-selects-warren-county-for-major-expansion), 2021-07-21: "Ever since Glen Raven was founded in the great state of North Carolina in 1880, we’ve invested in our communities and have celebrated many accomplishments together."
- [businessnc.com](https://businessnc.com/sunbrellas-growth-sparks-glen-ravens-expansion-in-warren-county/), 2021-08-02: "We're excited over here."
- [textilesinthenews.org](https://textilesinthenews.org/glen-raven-invests-82-million-in-norlina-n-c-operations-creates-205-new-jobs/), 2021-08-25: "Glen Raven said it is expanding capacity to meet record demand for its Sunbrella performance fabrics."
- [warrenrecord.com](https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_737d377a-082a-11ed-8524-1786dd69243f.html), 2022-07-20: "With the overall project, the construction phase is on time or slightly ahead."

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