# Owens Corning starts up world's widest glass non-woven line in Fort Smith

Owens Corning signed the takeover document for its new glass non-woven production line at its Fort Smith, Arkansas plant. The line, supplied by Voith, is the world's highest-performing and widest (5.5 m), with a design speed of 510 m/min and annual capacity of 90,000 tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-09
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Starts operating: 9 Dec 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 90,000 tons per year of glass nonwovens
- Products: glass nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Owens Corning](https://endata.com/companies/2173.md)
- [Voith](https://endata.com/companies/217.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [voith.com](https://www.voith.com/corp-en/news-room/press-releases/2024-12-09_vp-highest-performing-glass-non-woven-production-line.html), 2024-12-09: "Owens Corning has signed the takeover document for its new Fort Smith glass non-woven production line."

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