# Fitesa invests in new Reicofil 5 nonwovens line in Europe

Fitesa has invested in a new multibeam Reicofil 5 line at an existing European facility to produce sustainable spunmelt products. Start-up is planned for Q2 2023.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-10-22
- Where: Europe (unspecified existing facility)
- Starts operating: Q2 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: spunmelt nonwovens, bio-polyethylene, PLA
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Fitesa](https://endata.com/companies/22228.md)
- [Reifenhäuser](https://endata.com/companies/7096.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net](https://technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net/news/capacity-expansion-for-polymers-in-europe-209514), 2021-10-22: "An investment has been made by Fitesa in a new multibeam Reicofil 5 line in Europe with start-up planned in the 2nd quarter of 2023."

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