Beaulieu International Group To Build Plant in Georgia

Cartersville, GA, July 15, 2014 --  Beaulieu International Group said it will invest $200 million to build a campus-style manufacturing facility in Cartersville.

The announcement was made at an event attended by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.

The company said it will establish its U.S. headquarters there on 120 acres and create 350 jobs in the next five years. It's expected to be operational by the end of next year.

Initially Beaulieu will manufacture one product, a 16-foot cushioned vinyl flooring, in one building on the campus. That product is now produced in Belgium and shipped to the U.S. It could eventually produce a variety of products at the site, but not carpet.

Beaulieu International Group is composed of three business units. Flooring Solutions is the European leader in wall-to-wall floorcoverings (carpet, needle felt, cushion vinyl, LVT & wood). A second business unit, Granules, produces polypropylene granules for numerous applications. The third business unit, Engineered Products, houses the activities Fibres, Yarns, Technical Textiles and Technical Sheets.

The company has 3,500 employees in 26 plants and nine sales offices spread across 13 countries. In 2013, the company had sales of €1.5 billion.

Listen to the interview with Geert Roelens here.

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