Kruger has diversified its product offering after announcing a $333m investment into the nonwovens sector.
The company will install what it said is “the first production line of its kind in Canada”, built on Île-de-la-Potherie in Trois-Rivières, adjacent to Kruger’s Wayagamack paper mill, with commissioning scheduled for 2028.
The new division will then manufacture materials for a broad range of wipe applications.
Jean‑François Cartier has been announced as the General Manager of the future Kruger Nonwovens Île‑de‑la‑Potherie manufacturing site.
Kruger said the hybrid technology production line “will be unique in Canada”, combining wet-laid and dry-laid forming processes to develop ultra-high-performance, versatile nonwoven materials suitable for a broad portfolio of wipe applications.
“Manufactured without plastic fibres or chemical binders, the materials will help redefine standards in a market still largely dominated by products that contain plastic,” it said.
