Sweden-based Camfil Air Pollution Control is building Jonesboro, Arkansas, manufacturing facility
Camfil Air Pollution Control, a manufacturer of industrial dust, smoke and fog collection systems, began building its new $ 37 million manufacturing facility at Craighead Technology Park in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The project is expected to create 67 jobs.
The company has been operating in Jonesboro for more than 20 years and had already started planning for a new facility when a 2020 tornado destroyed its existing manufacturing facility. Since then, Camfil has operated from three separate leased locations throughout the city and estimates that the new site will be operational by 2022. Sales offices, filter cartridge production, warehousing and shipping were not damaged and will also move to the new facility.
“We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has supported our plans to develop this new facility,” said Armando Brunetti, CEO of Camfil Americas. “The people of Jonesboro have been the key to the success of the Camfil APC, and we are honored to continue to thrive here and contribute to local economic growth.”
Camfil Air Pollution Control, which is part of the Camfil Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has 30 manufacturing facilities, six research and development centers and local sales offices in 30 countries, as well as 4,800 employees. Camfil provides commercial and industrial air filtration and air pollution control systems that improve worker and equipment productivity, minimize energy use and benefit human health and the environment.
“Camfil has been a strong partner in society for two decades, and we are delighted to be a part of their success as they continue to grow with innovative products and services that make us all breathe a little easier,” said Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston. “I look forward to working with them in the future as they complete this new expansion.”
“Camfil’s commitment to its employees and the city of Jonesboro is fully demonstrated today,” said Mark Young, CEO of Jonesboro Unlimited. “The reinvestment that Camfil is making in a new facility and the hiring of additional employees in Jonesboro speaks volumes about the relationships they have built here and their continued commitment to our city.”