Fitesa unveils global expansion program

PORTO ALEGRE - Nonwovens manufacturer Fitesa has outlined a series of investments in new lines and upgrades across its international portfolio that will increase the company's capacity by 55,000 million tonnes per year.

The company has confirmed that Latin America will lead the capacity expansion with a new multibeam Reicofil 5 line to be installed in Cosmópolis, Brazil. Construction is in an advanced stage and the line will arrive in July 2021. Once this new line is installed the site will become the most advanced spunmelt nonwovens production location in the region, the company said.