Glass textiles company BGF Industries, a subsidiary of Porcher Industries, says that it plans to invest US$7 million to relocate its headquarters and R & D activities from Greensboro, North Caroline, US to Pittsylvania County in Virginia. In early 2019, the company will construct a 2,320 m3 and create 65 new positions.
This move follows BGF Industries’ acquisition of a 13,375 m3 manufacturing plant in Virginia last year, and reinforces Porcher Industries’ commitment to the US market, the company says.
‘The brand new, purpose-built facility in Virginia will work collaboratively with our France-based R&D Centre to build on the 200 patents we already hold, and support our global customers and projects,’ said Porcher Industries CEO and chairman André Genton.
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