# Reifenhäuser Reicofil sells RF5 line to PFNonwovens for South Africa

Reifenhäuser Reicofil sold an RF5 SMMS 3200 spunmelt nonwovens line to PFNonwovens for its production facility in South Africa. The line is scheduled to be commissioned in Q4 2022 and will be the first RF5 line in Africa.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-09-15
- Where: South Africa (Cape Town area), South Africa
- Status: announced
- Products: spunmelt nonwovens for hygiene and medical substrates
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Reifenhäuser Reicofil](https://endata.com/companies/23296.md) (supplier)
- [PFNonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/32856.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.textileexcellence.com](https://news.textileexcellence.com/first-reicofil-rf5-line-in-africa), 2022-09-15: "It is important for us to bring cutting edge nonwoven manufacturing capabilities to emerging markets."

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