# Quimicolor inaugurates high-speed nonwoven fabric plant in Guarne, Colombia

Quimicolor has inaugurated a high-speed spunlace nonwoven fabric plant in Guarne, Colombia, with an investment of $9.8 million. The plant has a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year and is expected to create 40-50 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-08-09
- Where: Guarne, Colombia
- Value: $9.80M
- Jobs: 45
- Starts operating: 17 Aug 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 tonnes per year
- Products: spunlace nonwoven fabric, surgical gauze, wet wipes
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Quimicolor](https://endata.com/companies/69799.md)
- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (supplier)
- [Bpifrance](https://endata.com/companies/5687.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [diarioriente.com](https://diarioriente.com/altiplano/inauguran-en-guarne-la.html), 2024-08-17: "En el municipio de Guarne, Quimicolor ha inaugurado la primera planta de alta velocidad en Suramérica dedicada a la producción de telas no tejidas en rollo, específicamente de la tecnología Spunlace."
- [andritz.com](https://www.andritz.com/newsroom-en/nonwoven-and-textile/2024-09-17-quimicolor-colombia-group), 2024-09-17: "Following the successful commissioning by the ANDRITZ team, Quimicolor proudly inaugurated its spunlace factory on Friday, August 9, 2024, in Guarne, Colombia."
- [technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net](https://technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net/news/new-spunlace-line-for-quimicolor-in-colombia-208313), 2024-09-18: "On August 9, 2024, Quimicolor inaugurated its new spunlace factory in Guarne/Colombia, following the successful commissioning by the Andritz."

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