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Fitesa To Expand Melt Blown Production.


Roll goods producer Fitesa S.A., part of the Petropar group, Porto Alegre Porto Alegre

Port and city(pop., 2005 est.: city, 1,386,900; metro. area, 3,978,263), southern Brazil. Located along the Guaíba River near the Atlantic Ocean coast, it was founded c. 1742 by immigrants from the Azores. It was first known as Porto dos Casais.
, Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. , has invested $7 million in new melt blown equipment, which will be installed in its plant in Horizonte, Brazil. The equipment, which will be installed on the company's existing spunbond line, will add 1500 tons of capacity per year. Start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 is scheduled for the first quarter of 2000.
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Publication:Nonwovens Industry
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:3BRAZ
Date:Sep 1, 1999
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