Posted October 14, 2015

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. - AstenJohnson, Inc., a global leader in the production of press fabrics, is expanding its existing Laurens County manufacturing facility in Clinton, S.C.

 

The company is planning to invest $32 million on new equipment in the next five years, with the largest purchase being a new needle loom in 2016.

 

"The plan for new equipment in Clinton shows AstenJohnson's commitment to the continued growth of our Press Fabrics division,” said AstenJohnson Press Business Leader Bob Huck. The new needle loom will enable us to manufacture press felts for the largest paper machines in the world."

 

Based in Charleston, S.C., the origins of AstenJohnson can be traced back to 1790, when the Johnson family opened the Manchester Wire Works in Manchester, England. Nearly 100 years later, the Asten family launched the Asten Manufacturing Company in Belgium. In 1999, Asten Manufacturing and JWI merged, forming AstenJohnson. Today, the firm employs about 2,000 people in nine countries worldwide.

 

The company plans to purchase and install the loom within the next year, with start-up anticipated for the third quarter of 2016.
 

AstenJohnson is a global manufacturer of paper machine clothing, advanced and filtration fabrics, filaments, paper machine equipment, custom rebuild solutions and nonwoven materials for filtration, automotive, cure-in-place piping and composites.

 

Source: S.C. Dept. of Commerce

AstenJohnson expanding operations in Clinton, S.C.