Ahlstrom Green Bay facility to invest in new nonwovens spunlace machine
04 Oct '05
2 min read
High performance fiber-based materials seller Ahlstrom Corporation announced its decision to invest in a new spunlace machine at its Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA plant.
The additional capacity will primarily serve the growing North American wipes market with spunlace composites technology. It will also have the production flexibility to meet demands in other key nonwovens markets including automotive, medical and technical nonwovens.
Ahlstrom has become one of the leading suppliers to the wipes market mainly through organic growth with proprietary technology, as demonstrated in the recent start-up of a spunlace composites line at its Windsor Locks, CT, USA facility as well as through the acquisition of Green Bay Nonwovens, a US based nonwovens manufacturer.
The North American wipes market is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. In addition, Ahlstrom is assessing opportunities to further expand the sales and production of wipes products outside the US.
Of the investment, Claudio Ermondi, Senior Vice President, Nonwovens informed that the addition of the new line in Green Bay will allow us to better serve their existing and potential customers, grow with them and increase thier level of product innovation. The investment further widens their service and range of products and strengthens their position as a leading supplier to this market.
Jukka Moisio, President and CEO of Ahlstrom Corporation said that this investment confirms Ahlstrom's commitment to grow in strategic nonwovens markets. The wipes market, with its demand for innovative and sophisticated products, is indeed one of these.
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