Nonwovens producer Hof Textiles will invest in new equipment at its Lincolnton, NC manufacturing facility. The $2.7 million unspecified investment will create at least five new jobs paying $9-17 per hour. A subsidiary of Germany's eswegee Vliesstoff GmbH, a division of Textilgruppe Hof, Hof Textiles uses proprietary nonwovens technologies to create products for automotive and apparel products.