First Quality Nonwovens, Great Neck, N,.Y., USA, reports that it has concluded its search for a location in China to build a new nonwoven manufacturing facility, selecting Wuxi, China. Plans for the Wuxi facility call for two state-of-the-art nonwoven machines.
The company is anticipating having the first machine operational in the second half of 2012. Details and timing for the second machine will be announced at a later date. The first line will be a multi-beam Reifenhauser machine incorporating the latest technology, enabling First Quality to provide premium nonwoven material to the domestic hygiene and medical markets.
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