• admin@daviecountyblog.com
DC Blog Rebrand Casual Logo RectangleDC Blog Rebrand Casual Logo RectangleDC Blog Rebrand Casual Logo RectangleDC Blog Rebrand Casual Logo Rectangle
  • Home
  • Davie County Jobs
  • Home
  • Davie County Economic Development
  • Another Win for Davie County – Avgol to Invest $100 Million & Create 52 New Jobs
Davie County Intersection Scheduled for Summer Roundabout Construction
May 3, 2023
All-America City Award Application Highlights What Makes Davie County Special – Part II
May 9, 2023

Another Win for Davie County – Avgol to Invest $100 Million & Create 52 New Jobs

Published by Jeanna Baxter White at May 4, 2023
Categories
  • Davie County Economic Development
  • Local Business Highlights
  • Mocksville
  • Top Stories
Tags
  • Avgol Nonwovens
  • Piedmont NC Industry
  • Transportation Corridor
Global manufacturer Avgol's Mocksville Facility sign and flags.

Global manufacturer Avgol is investing approximately $100 million to expand its Mocksville facility to include both a sixth multibeam spunlaid production line and a laminate finishing line to meet the growing domestic demand for its ultra-lightweight nonwoven fabrics. The investment will create 52 new jobs by Dec. 31, 2024, at an average annual wage of $55,647. The company currently has 260 employees at its facility at 178 Avgol Drive.

Grants & Incentives

The company will receive incentives of up to $1.1 million from the county and $416,788 from Mocksville once the investment and job-creation targets are met. In addition, the state of North Carolina is providing a workforce training grant through the North Carolina Community College System’s Customized Training program valued at $78,000.  

The new production line represents the fifth expansion at Avgol’s flagship facility in Davie County since it purchased the plant from Unifi in 2001. It will make the Avgol America Mocksville plant the world’s largest single producer of non-woven fabric. 

Avgol Nonwovens production line

“The addition of this new line enables us to have even greater production capacity, delivering component materials that are ‘Made in America’ and offering more sustainable options for the growing North America market and around the world,” said Avgol Acting CEO Sivan Yedidsion. “This new line also enables the Mocksville facility to deliver additional melt-blown nonwovens, ensuring we have extra capacity to meet market demand.”

“Serving the growing baby diaper, adult incontinence, and feminine hygiene markets along with satisfying sustained demand for melt-blown filtration and medical materials, this investment enables Avgol to deliver an improved degree of service across the entire domestic region while consolidating and strengthening our existing position,” he added. 

Expanding & Improving Product Lines

Melt-blown nonwovens are made by extruding a thermoplastic resin through small nozzles surrounded by high-speed blowing gas. The randomly deposited fibers form a nonwoven sheet ideal for absorption and filtration, among other applications.

Avgol, which has a majority ownership held by Thailand’s Indorama Ventures Limited Company,  leads the global hygiene market with the most comprehensive range of ultra-lightweight spun-melt nonwoven fabrics. This new sixth line at the company’s facility in Mocksville will see Avgol investing in new Reicofil 5 (RF5) technology and underlines the company’s commitment to the region as a domestic supplier. 

May Groundbreaking

The company plans to break ground on 63,000 SF of additional manufacturing and ancillary space this month and to be machine-ready by late November/early December. The high-tech machinery, which will arrive from Germany in 150 to 160 shipping containers later this year, should be fully operational in November 2024. 

 Avgol America VP Sales NA/LA & Business Development Ronnie Batchler shared that with the additional >18,000 tons of capacity, the Mocksville plant will have roughly the same annual output as all of Avgol’s other global sites combined.  

Another aspect of the investment includes adding cutting-edge lamination capabilities, which enables Avgol to offer enhanced-performance products into the existing markets the company serves and explore new opportunities in other markets.

“Lamination capability will enhance the value of the nonwovens we already manufacture,” said Batchler, who explained that laminated nonwovens are used to create products like disposable medical gowns, drapes, and bed pads.  

A warehouse worker runs a forklift in the Avgol Nowovens Warehouse facility in Mocksville NC

The Town of Mocksville received a $400,000 building reuse grant from the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) to assist the company in up fitting a portion of its warehouse into manufacturing space to house the lamination line. Delivery of the equipment from Italy is expected early next month, and the line should be operational by early fall. Mocksville will become the first Avgol plant with lamination capability. 

“The RF5 line and lamination capabilities will provide us a powerful set of platforms as a base from which to provide high-value products for our customers,” said Yedidsion. “It will enable us to diversify the Avgol innovation portfolio further while remaining true to our roots.”

Nick Carter, Avgol’s VP of Marketing, said Mocksville has proven to be the perfect location for serving the markets and industries for which the company provides materials.  

Avgol is Grateful for Local & State Support

“We appreciate the tremendous support from the Town of Mocksville, Davie County, the state of North Carolina, and commerce-driven programs like EDPNC (Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina). When one also considers the educational programs provided at local community colleges and NC State’s dedicated focus on developing nonwoven technologies,  along with qualified graduates to further the advancement of the industry, it is a combination of location and capability that is hard to beat.”

Terry Bralley, president of Davie County Economic Development, is grateful for Avgol’s continued and growing presence in Davie County. “Our existing industries, like Avgol, are some of Davie County’s greatest assets. Growing new jobs and investing in our community is most rewarding.” 

image_print
Share
2
Jeanna Baxter White
Jeanna Baxter White
Jeanna Baxter White is a writer and the editor of the Davie County Blog. Relentlessly curious, she loves hearing and retelling the stories of Davie County. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends or curling up with a good book.

Related posts

May 21, 2023

Summer Concerts 2023


Read more
May 3, 2023

Davie County Intersection Scheduled for Summer Roundabout Construction


Read more
May 2, 2023

All-American City Award Application Highlights What Makes Davie County Special


Read more
April 26, 2023

Celebrate 30 Years! – Mocksville to Hold Arbor Day Celebration on April 29th


Read more

Comments are closed.

Connecting Our Community

Welcome to the Davie County Blog! It is our mission to connect and engage with the people, businesses, and non-profits of our beautiful and growing community.

Categories

Davie County Connections

  • Discover Davie County
  • Davie County Chamber of Commerce
  • Davie County Chamber Events
  • iShop Davie
  • Davie County Economic Development
  • Davie County on Facebook
  • Davie County on Twitter
  • Davie County YouTube Channel
  • Davie County in Pictures
  • Mocksville
  • Bermuda Run
  • Cooleemee

View Davie County Photos

Follow us on Facebook

© 2023 Davie County Blog