# WPT Nonwovens opens $19.5M manufacturing center in Ohio County, Kentucky

WPT Nonwovens Corp. cut the ribbon on a new $19.5 million, 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky. The facility adds a carded nonwoven production line with over 12,000 annual metric tons of capacity for HVAC filtration media and hygiene fabrics, creating 35 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-01-08
- Where: Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $19.5M
- Jobs: 35
- Starts operating: 8 Jan 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12,000 annual metric tons
- Products: carded nonwoven production line, HVAC filtration media, hygiene fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [WPT Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/25723.md)

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20240108_WPTNonwovens), 2024-01-08: "WPT is excited to meet the growing demand for American-made nonwoven filtration media."

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