India’s Supreme Nonwoven Inc. has just announced plans to establish their first U.S. manufacturing facility in the Charlotte region, marking a significant step for North Carolina’s advanced manufacturing sector.
The India-based Supreme Nonwoven Group, a leader in engineered nonwoven materials for over four decades, plans to invest $25.8 million in a new over 200,000-square-foot facility in Lexington, NC. The project will create 50 new jobs with an anticipated annual payroll impact of approximately $2.79 million. A performance-based grant of $100,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will support the location.
“I am proud to welcome Supreme Nonwoven and the good jobs it will bring to Davidson County,” said Governor Josh Stein in a press release. “This announcement reinforces what the world already knows: Our state is a premier destination for textile innovation. Our history in this industry is enhanced by a skilled workforce that is ready to support global companies seeking to establish and expand their presence in the United States.”
What Supreme Nonwoven Will Produce
Supreme Nonwoven specializes in advanced nonwoven materials and value-added products — high-performance fabrics created through modern bonding processes rather than traditional weaving or knitting. These engineered materials serve demanding industries including:
- Automotive: Interior components such as carpets, molded carpets, headliners, trunk liners, door panels, parcel shelves, and NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) insulation materials. The company is a Tier-1 supplier to major global OEMs.
- Filtration: Air, liquid, and industrial filtration media (branded lines like Nowofilt).
- Apparel & Fashion: Garment interlinings, performance fabrics for footwear, and technical textiles for global brands.
- Industrial & Geotechnical: Customized composites, geotextiles, erosion control products, and solutions for home furnishings, mattresses, and specialized applications.
The Davidson County factory will function as a technical collaboration hub for North American customers, enabling faster customization, responsive service, and localized innovation in nonwovens technology.
A “First” for North Carolina and the U.S.
This project represents Supreme Nonwoven’s first manufacturing presence in the United States, bringing decades of Indian expertise in diversified nonwoven production directly to American soil. For North Carolina, it strengthens the state’s growing footprint in technical textiles and advanced materials — sectors that complement existing strengths in automotive supply chains, filtration, and innovation hubs like NC State’s Nonwovens Institute.
While North Carolina has attracted other nonwovens investments in the past, Supreme’s entry stands out as the first U.S. plant for a major diversified Indian player in this space. It underscores North Carolina’s appeal for foreign direct investment in high-value manufacturing, especially as companies seek to localize supply chains for automotive, filtration, and performance materials amid global shifts.
