nceda annual conference textile panel june 11, 2015 mitch hensley national spinning technical...
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NCEDA Annual Conference Textile Panel
June 11, 2015Mitch HensleyNational Spinning Technical Products Business Manager
Who is National Spinning Company?•Started in 1921•Privately Held ESOP Company•$100 Million Annual Sales•700+ Employees•Yarn Sales, Nonwoven, Craft Division
National Spinning Facilities in NC
Location Type of Product EmploymentBurlington (Alamance) Yarn Package Dyeing 98
Beulaville (Duplin) Yarn Spinning 230
Lincolnton (Lincoln) Non-Woven 40
Washington (Beaufort) Crafts/Admin/Distribution67
Whiteville (Columbus) Yarn Spinning281
Total - 716
Don’t underestimate the value of retention• Local manufacturing business development leaders need to help existing
business with:▫ Infrastructure maintenance and upgrades▫ Labor recruitment▫ Labor development▫ Local power rates; power savings opportunities▫ Incentives to encourage existing business to grow
• Thank you to Gary Lanier and Columbus County Economic Development Commission▫ Workforce development training programs have saved nearly $100,000 in
training costs in 2014-15 at our Whiteville plant!• JDIG and NC Commerce has helped with new plant installation for our
Carolina Nonwoven operation in Maiden, NC.
• There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. –Sam Walton
Textile Manufacturing Resurgence in NC!
Why?•Reshoring? Made in USA?•Raw material competitiveness
▫Cotton▫Polyester
•Inexpensive, reliable energy•Existing locations•Workforce has some knowledge of textiles•Transportation
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US vs. China Cotton Price
US CottonChina Cotton
Recent Growth in U.S. Textile Manufacturing
Traditional TextilesNonwovens/Technical Textiles
CompanyCompany Nationality
Investment Location(s)
Investment Amount
Estimated Job Creation
Fiber
JN Fibers Inc. ChinaChester County ,SC
$45 million 318 jobs
Yarn spinning
Gildan Canada
Salisbury, NCMocksville, NCClarkton, NC $250 million 500 – 700
Parkdale USA Raburn Gap, GA $85 million 210
Shrivallabh Pittie Group India
Screven County, GA $70 million 250
Gulf Coast/Zagis USA Mexico Bunkie, LA $130 million 300
Keer China Lancaster County, SC $218 million 500
Nonwovens
Owens Corning USA Gastonia, NC $120 million 110
Fitesa Simpsonville Inc. USA Simpsonville, NC $50 million 32
Custom Nonwoven, Inc. Korea Thomasville, NC $12.8 million 72
Jacob Holm Industries
Switzerland
Candler, NC(likely to exceed) $60 million
None Stated
Composites & Technical Fabrics
Toray Industries, Inc. Japan Moore, SC
(close to) $1 billion 500
Highland Industries, Inc. USA Cheraw, SC $4.1 million 24
Louis Hornick and Co., Inc. USA Allendale, SC $2.5 million 125
$2 Billion Investment; 3,000-3,500 Jobs!
