Karen McIntyre, editor01.31.22
Ahlstrom-Munksjö is set to begin building a new glass fiber tissue line facility located in Madisonville, KY. U.S. the building, which will be next to an existing filtration media production facility, will be fully complete in summer 2023.
“The positive progress with this new investment demonstrates our commitment to customers in North America. By expanding our geographical footprint, we will be well positioned to support our customers, today and tomorrow,” says Pekka Helynranta, VP Glass Fiber Tissue business.
“Additionally, the investment indicates our significant commitment to Madisonville, Hopkins County, where the creation of more than 50 high quality jobs is extremely positive news for the area,” adds Willy Bordignon, vice president, Filtration Americas.
This $68 million (USD) investment is a major step ahead in Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s global growth strategy in glass fiber tissue markets. The new line will produce a full range of glass fiber tissue nonwovens, with a main focus on luxury vinyl tiles and vinyl sheet materials for the flooring industry of North America. This line represents state-of-the-art foam forming glass fiber tissue technology and the customer deliveries from the new line are expected to start in mid-2023.
“The positive progress with this new investment demonstrates our commitment to customers in North America. By expanding our geographical footprint, we will be well positioned to support our customers, today and tomorrow,” says Pekka Helynranta, VP Glass Fiber Tissue business.
“Additionally, the investment indicates our significant commitment to Madisonville, Hopkins County, where the creation of more than 50 high quality jobs is extremely positive news for the area,” adds Willy Bordignon, vice president, Filtration Americas.
This $68 million (USD) investment is a major step ahead in Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s global growth strategy in glass fiber tissue markets. The new line will produce a full range of glass fiber tissue nonwovens, with a main focus on luxury vinyl tiles and vinyl sheet materials for the flooring industry of North America. This line represents state-of-the-art foam forming glass fiber tissue technology and the customer deliveries from the new line are expected to start in mid-2023.