# Ahlstrom opens $68M glass fiber tissue facility in Madisonville, Kentucky

Ahlstrom has cut the ribbon on a new $68 million facility in Madisonville, Kentucky, to manufacture glass fiber tissue for flooring materials and other applications. The project, announced in May 2021, is creating over 50 new full-time jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-10-04
- Where: Madisonville, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $68.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 4 Oct 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: glass fiber tissue for flooring and building panels
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ahlstrom](https://endata.com/companies/624.md)

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20231004_Ahlstrom), 2023-10-04: "Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and company leadership from Ahlstrom, a manufacturer of fiber-based specialty materials, to cut the ribbon on the company’s new $68 million facility in Madisonville that is creating over 50 new full-time jobs."

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