# Ahlstrom breaks ground on $70M glass fiber tissue line in Madisonville

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has broken ground on a $70 million glass fiber tissue production line in Madisonville, Kentucky, creating nearly 50 jobs. Deliveries from the new line are expected to start in mid-2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-18
- Where: Madisonville, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: under construction
- 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

- [the-messenger.com](https://www.the-messenger.com/article_c03bdf96-44b3-503f-a870-7dc05aba7fc5.html), 2021-11-18: "The current Madisonville employees have demonstrated a long history of commitment and dedication of making the current facility successful, and they were integral in bringing the site here."
- [globalpapermoney.com](https://www.globalpapermoney.com/ahlstrom-munksj-breaks-ground-on-new-facility-cms-14368), 2021-12-07: "This investment into our community is something that is going to change lives, not just here in Madisonville, but this is going to change lives everywhere."

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