Nonwovens in North Carolina

0: AFG Wipes

AFG Wipes (of Israel)
Rockingham County

2003:  $30M investment and 200 jobs

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1: Avgol America, Inc.

Avgol America, Inc. (of Israel)
Davie County

2004:  $25M investment and 25 jobs

2005:  $27M investment and 40 jobs
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2011:  $35M investment and 42 jobs
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2: Carolina Nonwovens

Carolina Nonwovens (of USA)
Iredell County

2006:  $10M investment and 20 jobs

3: Colbond Inc.

Colbond Inc. (of USA)
Buncombe County

2007:  $7M investment and 46 jobs

4: DSM Dyneema

DSM Dyneema (of The Netherlands)
Pitt County

2005:  $50M investment and 60 jobs

5: Dalco Nonwovens

Dalco Nonwovens (of USA)
Catawba County

2004:  $7M investment and 200 jobs

2011:  $9M investment and 19 jobs

6: DuPont

DuPont (of USA)
Lenoir County

2005:  $55M investment and 66 jobs

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7: FMS Enterprise

FMS Enterprise (of Israel)
Lincoln County

2005:  $4.1M investment and 25 jobs

8: Freudenberg Nonwovens, Inc.

Freudenberg Nonwovens, Inc. (of Germany)
Durham County

2006:  $6M investment and 5 jobs

9: Hanes Geocomponents

Hanes Geocomponents (of USA)
Forsyth County

2007:  $4M investment and 212 jobs

10: Hof Textiles, Inc.

Hof Textiles, Inc. (of Germany)
Lincoln County

2005:  $2.7M investment and 6 jobs

2008:  $3.2M investment and 15 jobs

11: Jacob Holm

Jacob Holm (of Switzerland)
Buncombe County

2004:  $40M investment and 70 jobs

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12: Kimberly Clark

Kimberly Clark (of USA)
Davidson County

2004:  $40M investment

13: LiveDO

14: Marves Industries

Marves Industries (of Mexico)
Burke County

2009:  $1.8M investment and 66 jobs

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15: Polymer Group Inc.

Polymer Group Inc. (of USA)
Iredell County (see Johnston County also)

2005:  $40M investment and 49 jobs



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16: Polymer Group, Inc.

Polymer Group, Inc. (of USA)
Johnston County (see Iredell County also)

2007:  $16.6M investment and 4 jobs

17: Providencia USA

Providencia USA (of Brazil)
Iredell County

2009:  $115M investment and 56 jobs

2011:  $60M investment and 28 jobs

18: Shalag Industries

Shalag Industries (of Israel)
Granville County

2009:  $17M investment and 42 jobs

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19: Spuntech Industries Ltd.

Spuntech Industries Ltd. (of Israel)
Person County

2005:  $30M investment and 65 jobs

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20: Vescom America

Vescom America (of USA)
Vance County

2006:  $9M investment and 75 jobs

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