# WPT Nonwovens invests $18.5 million in new manufacturing line

WPT Nonwovens Corporation invested $18.5 million in a new man-made fiber nonwoven manufacturing line in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. The line will add 35 jobs and is expected to be operational in April 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-03
- Where: Beaver Dam, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $18.5M
- Jobs: 35
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10,000 metric tons per annum
- Products: man-made fiber nonwovens, filter media, hygiene fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [WPT Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/25723.md)
- [Truetzschler Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/26685.md) (supplier)
- [Schott & Meissner](https://endata.com/companies/68075.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [wptnonwovens.com](https://www.wptnonwovens.com/blog/wpt-nonwovens-corporation-invests-18-5-million-in-new-manufacturing-line/), 2023-02-03: "WPT is excited to meet the growing demand for American-made nonwovens."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/new-filter-media-line-for-wpt/), 2023-02-07: "The new line will start up in the third quarter of 2023."

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