First Quality Tissue selects South Carolina as site of manufacturing expansion

In July 2009, First Quality Tissue announced plans to build an additional tissue/towel manufacturing facility with a location to be announced at a later date. On May 14, the company selected Anderson, S.C., as the site for its expansion plans.

The initial plans for the Anderson County facility call for two state-of-the-art Thru-Air-Dried (TAD) machines being installed consecutively, doubling First Quality’s current capacity. The company is anticipating having the first machine operational in the third quarter of 2011 and the second machine online by the third quarter of 2012.

First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products (tampons), non-woven roll goods, baby wipes, adult washcloths and consumer paper products.