Metyx Group signs agreement with the Gaston County Economic Development Commission in North Carolina to get a manufacturing facility for its Metyx USA technical textiles division. The site includes 30 acres of land and existing buildings and 12,000 square metres of covered space, in Ranlo, Gaston County, a town approximately 28 miles west of Charlotte city.

Production is expected to start by the end of Q3 2018. Significant support and incentive programs are being provided at both county and state levels which, combined with the ideal location, have made this a highly attractive package for the group and helped to secure the deal.

The planned new Metyx US operations in North Carolina, expected to employ up to 200 people, will initially focus on setting up technical textiles production lines for manufacturing a range of glass and carbon fabrics, along with sales, customer service, and warehousing facilities to serve the North American composites market. As a next phase, in line with customer needs, fabric, core, and vacuum consumable kit cutting capabilities will be added in the future. Metyx is primarily looking to establish business with US and Canadian OEMs and tier 1 converters in the wind energy generation, marine, road and rail transportation, and industrial sectors.

Metyx Group managing partner, Ugur Üstünel will head up Metyx USA working alongside newly appointed advisory board team members Christian Kissinger, Evren Aykol, and Stefan Kanburoglu, who will play a key role in getting Metyx USA up and running in the coming months. They will also provide considerable local knowledge and business networking as all three are based in North Carolina. (GK)