News Flash

Economic Development

Posted on: May 14, 2021

Fitesa Expanding in High Point

Website_fitesa

Fitesa, a Brazilian company with North American headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina, is expanding their business operations in High Point on West Point Avenue. Fitesa will invest $18,000,000 in machinery, equipment, and building improvements and create as many as 22 new jobs at the High Point facility. 

In September 2020, Fitesa acquired Fiber Dynamics, a High Point-based manufacturer of meltblown and carded nonwovens for disinfectant wipes, filtration, face masks, automotive, medical, hygiene and other industrial wipes. Fitesa will continue making specialty fabrics to support the hygiene and health care industries at the High Point location. 

The building and site at 200 S West Point Avenue is located adjacent to the City of High Point’s Small- scale Manufacturing target area and is also located in one of the City’s three Opportunity Zones. City staff and others are working to encourage investment and jobs in these areas. 

Hal Singley, Fitesa CFO, said, “This location offered the opportunity for Fitesa to continue to grow and meet the needs of a growing hygiene and health care market. We look forward to being part of the High Point community with this central North Carolina location. The purchase of Fiber Dynamics was a strategic move to allow Fitesa to serve additional business.” 

“We’re thrilled that North Carolina is part of Fitesa’s fast expansion in the U.S.,” said Tracy Dellinger, existing industry expansions manager with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. “We know the High Point community and our entire state, which has the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast U.S., offer the community college training and other workforce resources that will support the company’s immediate and long-term growth.

Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in Economic Development

AkzoNobel Expansion

AkzoNobel UNVEILS $55M EXPANSION

Posted on: June 23, 2023
SELS USA

GOVERNOR COOPER ANNOUNCES GRANTS

Posted on: June 16, 2023
2022 Annual Report Cover - NewsFlash

High Point EDC 2022 Annual Report

Posted on: March 2, 2023
Metal Works - Jonathan and Elizabeth Hall

METAL WORKS EXPANSION

Posted on: June 16, 2022
Website_News Flash Montana Brown

Montana Brown Joins High Point EDC

Posted on: June 10, 2022
News Flash Key Risk at 275 N elm

Key Risk Anchors 275 N. Elm

Posted on: August 25, 2021

High Pint Brewery to open

Posted on: June 15, 2020

AkzoNobel announces $55 million expansion

Posted on: November 16, 2019

Aetna adding 380 jobs in High Point

Posted on: February 21, 2019