# Quimicolor opens $9.8M high-speed nonwoven fabric plant in Guarne, Colombia

Quimicolor inaugurated the first high-speed plant in South America for nonwoven fabric production using Spunlace technology in Guarne, Antioquia. The $9.8 million facility has a capacity of 10,000 tons per year and will generate 40-50 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-02-25
- Where: Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia
- Value: $9.80M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 25 Feb 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 tons per year
- Products: nonwoven fabric rolls, surgical gauze, wet wipes
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Quimicolor](https://endata.com/companies/69799.md)

## Sources

- [quimicolorsas.com](https://quimicolorsas.com/en/inauguran-en-guarne-la-primera-planta-de-alta-velocidad-de-suramerica-para-la-produccion-de-panitos-humedos/), 2025-02-25: "In the municipality of Guarne, Quimicolor has inaugurated the first high-speed plant in South America dedicated to the production of nonwoven fabrics in rolls, specifically using Spunlace technology."

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