Pratrivero USA, a division of Pratrivero Nonwovens – a global producer of nonwoven fabric using stitchbond technology – announced plans to establish new operations in Orangeburg County, SC. The company’s $17.6 million investment will create 34 new jobs.

Headquartered in Italy and family-owned and operated for 14 generations, Pratrivero Nonwovens provides fabrics used in a variety of sectors including furnishings, advertising banners, footwear, packaging and the automotive industry.

“Pratrivero USA is looking forward to being part of the Orangeburg County industrial family,” says Pratrivero USA president Paolo Barberis Canonico. “We are very excited about this new investment and feel by choosing such a great location and working with the wonderful people in this community, we will succeed. The approach that Orangeburg County has taken to include a training program with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College to help us find and train people specifically for our industry is a wonderful benefit for Pratrivero USA and the people we will be hiring.” 

Located at 3777 Industrial Blvd. in Orangeburg, Pratrivero USA’s Orangeburg County facility will produce stitchbond, a nonwoven fabric produced by mechanical bonding of fiber layers with continuous filaments. The facility will also include distribution operations.

Operations are expected to be online in September 2022.