Beaulieu America Announces Partial Closing of Bridgeport Fibers Plant
Beaulieu America announced a partial closing of its Bridgeport Fibers Plant in Bridgeport, Ala., as part of a long-term strategic plan to align its business to the market and manufacturing resources. The company said the change is happening in response to hard surface business accelerating faster than most predicted.
The plant, which has operated since 1987, has 390 employees and extrudes nylon, polyester and polypropylene fibers; provides heat set and cabling for these fibers; and produces nylon pellets for fiber extrusion. The pellet operation of the facility will remain operational, while extrusion, cabling and heat set operations will be produced at other plants in the company’s portfolio with no disruption to overall customer service.