Posted June 17, 2015
WASHINGTON, N.C. and NEW YORK, NY – Carolina Nonwovens, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Spinning Co., Inc., announced the construction of a new production facility in Maiden, N.C. and a more than doubling of its workforce over the next three years.
CAROLINA NONWOVENS
National Spinning subsidiary breaks ground on N.C. plant
The site will consist of approximately 100,000 square feet on 11 acres and will employ about 65 people, according to National Spinning. The current workforce of about 30 will be retained and about 35 new jobs will be added, the company added.
Carolina Nonwovens’ current production plant is located in Lincolnton, N.C., a short drive from Maiden.
The plant is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of this year. The Maiden facility will house nonwoven production lines and ancillary processes. Additional space for logistics, engineering, quality control, product design and offices will fill out the facility.
"With this plant we have a platform for divisional growth and further economies of scale for our entire corporation.”
Jim Booterbaugh
National Spinning President
“We are energized by the opportunity to continue serving customers with enhanced production capacity and product capability,” Plant Manager Ed Hull said.
Added Sales Director Greg Gerald: “Our automotive, industrial and construction customers have shown great enthusiasm for our product offerings. The new plant will provide greater through-put, a more diverse range of products, line extension and quicker turns.”
National Spinning President Jim Booterbaugh added that, “with this plant we have a platform for divisional growth and further economies of scale for our entire corporation.”
National Spinning acquired Carolina Nonwovens in 2012, and the company “could not be more pleased with the progress Carolina Nonwovens has made” since then, said company Chairman and CEO Jim Chesnutt. “We appreciate the efforts of the entire team and the opportunities this opens for our associates, trading partners, local economies and shareholders. The assistance provided by staffs of the N.C. Economic Development Partnership, NC Department of Commerce, Catawba County Economic Development Corporation, County of Catawba and Town of Maiden, The Stump Corporation and Matthews Construction Company contributed significantly to our decision to locate the new state-of-the-art nonwovens facility in Maiden, N.C.”
“Carolina Nonwovens is a homegrown company in one of North Carolina’s traditional manufacturing industries,” said N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory. “This expansion shows that North Carolina is still attracting state-of-the-art manufacturers that make products that have been part of our industrial fabric for centuries.”
National Spinning Co., Inc., founded in 1921, is an employee-owned manufacturer and distributor of yarn, nonwovens, and consumer craft items, with five plant locations in North Carolina – Washington, Whiteville, Beulaville, Burlington and Lincolnton. Sales are domestic and international.