General Contractor Awarded for $40 Million Fabric Plant Construction in North Carolina

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated Houston, Texas). Jacob Holm Industries (Germany), a manufacturer of nonwoven fabric, has selected CCC Group Incorporated (Columbia, South Carolina) to provide general contract services for a $40 million nonwoven fabric manufacturing plant in Enka, North Carolina. This will be the company's first North American manufacturing plant to be built in the United States.

Current plans call for the construction of a 150,000 square foot plant to manufacture high-quality non-woven roll goods. The general contractor will self-perform piping and most equipment installation and will bid out electrical, as well as other jobs, as needed. Site preparation started in early August and completion is anticipated for the summer of 2005.

Jacob Holm Industries, a manufacturer of innovative, high-quality nonwoven roll goods, belongs to the Danish Jacob Holm & Sonner A/S Group from Germany, which began over 200 years ago. Jacob Holm Industries is comprised of two manufacturing sites located in France and Germany and an existing United States sales and logistics office in North Carolina.