# TFP opens new nonwovens manufacturing line

Technical Fibre Products (TFP) announced the opening of a new manufacturing line, significantly increasing nonwoven capacity to meet demand in fuel cells and defense markets. The line was formally opened on July 28, 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-28
- Where: Burneside, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: 28 Jul 2021
- Status: completed
- Products: advanced nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Technical Fibre Products](https://endata.com/companies/35694.md)
- [TFP](https://endata.com/companies/56983.md)
- [James Cropper](https://endata.com/companies/52680.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/tfp-opens-new-nonwovens-line/), 2021-07-29: "TFP announced the opening of a new manufacturing line, significantly increasing nonwoven capacity in response to increasing demand for TFP’s advanced nonwovens across all markets."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/major-expansion-for-tfp/), 2021-07-30: "This new production line is necessary to meet rapidly increasing demand for our nonwovens in markets such as fuel cells and defence."
- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/technical-fibre-products-opens-new-nonwovens-manufacturing-line), 2021-08-04: "This production line delivers another significant capacity increase for TFP, which is necessary to meet rapidly increasing demand for our nonwovens in markets such as fuel cells and defense."
- [technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net](https://technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net/news/new-nonwovens-line-209647), 2021-08-09: "TFP formally opened a new manufacturing line on July 28, 2021."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.