Demolition Under Way for $100 Million Nonwoven Fabric Plant in South Carolina

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Fitesa Fiberweb Simpsonville Incorporated (Simpsonville, South Carolina), a joint venture of Fiberweb plc (LSE:FWEB) (London, England) and Fitesa (Gravatai, Brazil), has started the demolition of a building for a planned $100 million nonwoven fabric manufacturing plant to be constructed in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

Plans include the construction of a 112,000-square-foot to 120,000-square-foot building and the installation of two manufacturing lines that will enable the company to produce lightweight, nonwoven fabrics for hygiene products. Demolition work started in August. Building construction is expected to begin in the early spring of 2010, with completion set for the early spring of 2011.

O'Neal Incorporated (Greenville, South Carolina) was selected to provide general construction services for the new plant.

Fitesa, a subsidiary of Petropar SA, is a Brazilian fabric manufacturer that is considered to be one of the largest polypropylene nonwoven producers in the world. In 2008, Fitesa announced plans to construct a $120 million plant in the Owings Industrial Park in Laurens County, South Carolina, but canceled the plans because of financing problems. The company decided to partner with Fiberweb, which has operated a non-woven's manufacturing plant in Simpsonville for more than 20 years. The joint venture includes manufacturing plants in Mexico, Brazil and the state of Washington.

Fiberweb, a public company founded in 1989, is considered to be one of the world's largest and leading suppliers of high-performance, specialty nonwoven fabrics used in water filters, blood filters, industrial wipes, baby diapers, panty liners, fabric softener sheets, construction products, and protective clothing.

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