| TEXTILE PLANT CLOSINGS and LAYOFFS in NORTH CAROLINA | |||||||
| 1997-2005 | |||||||
| Textile Employment: 1996 – 184,400 2001 – 130,600 down 53,800 workers or 29.2% | |||||||
| Textile Employment in December 2001 was 122,400 down 17,000 or 12.2% from December 2000 | |||||||
| Plant Closings | |||||||
| YEAR | COMPANY | CITY | STATE | PRODUCT | NUMBER OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES | ||
| 2005 | |||||||
| Guilford Mills | Fuquay-Varina | NC | Yarn | 130 | |||
| Culp Incorporated | Graham | NC | Yarn | 100 w/ other Shelby Plant | |||
| Culp Incorporated | Shelby | NC | Yarn | 100 w/ other Graham Plant | |||
| Carolina Mills | Maiden | NC | Weave | 189 w/ other Ranlo Plant | |||
| Carolina Mills | Ranlo | NC | Weave | 189 w/ other Maiden Plant | |||
| National Spinning | Warsaw | NC | Open End Spinning Acrylic | 125 | |||
| Guilford Mills | Greensboro | NC | Yarn | 230 | |||
| Renfro | Mount Airy | NC | 280 | ||||
| Holt Hosiery Mills | Penderlea | NC | Hosiery | 200 | |||
| WestPoint Stevens | Burlington | NC | Bed and Bath | 565 w/ other Burlington Plant | |||
| WestPoint Stevens | Burlington | NC | Bed and Bath | 565 w/ other Burlington Plant | |||
| 2004 | |||||||
| WestPoint Stevens | Catawba County | NC | Bedding | 300 | |||
| Intex | Pilot Mountain | NC | Knit & Fabric | 115 | |||
| Cavalier Specialty Yarn Co. USA Inc | Ranlo | NC | Yarn | 100 | |||
| Conner Carving and Turning Co. | Thomasville | NC | Home Furnishings | 8 | |||
| Ramseur Interlock | Ramseur | NC | Knitting | 86 | |||
| Regal Manufacturing Co. | Hickory | NC | 115 | ||||
| 2003 | |||||||
| Cone Mills Corp.. | Haynes plant, Rutherford County | NC | Denim | 625 combined w/ Belmont | |||
| Cone Mills Corp.. | Cliffside Finishing, Rutherford County | NC | Denim | 625 combined w/ Belmont | |||
| Cone Mills Corp.. | Henrietta plant, Rutherford County | NC | Upholstery | 250 | |||
| Carolina Mills, Inc. | Plant No. 2 , Newton | NC | synthetic yarns | 65 | |||
| Parkdale | Plant 22, Landis | NC | Yarn | 161 combined w/ Belmont | |||
| Parkdale | Parkdale Plant 31, Belmont | NC | Yarn | 161 combined w/ Landis | |||
| Ramtex | Ramseur | NC | Yarn & Fabric | 90 | |||
| Tower Mills Inc., | West Trade Street | NC | Knitting | 100 combined w/ Braod Street | |||
| Tower Mills Inc., | Broad Street | NC | Knitting | 100 combined w/ West Trade Street | |||
| American & Efird | Maiden | NC | Thread Yarn Spinning | 125 | |||
| Springs Industries | Laurel Hill, Springfield Plant | NC | Sheet weaving | 320 combined w/ Fort Lawn | |||
| Pillowtex | Concord | NC | 640 | ||||
| Pillowtex | China Grove | NC | 560 | ||||
| Pillowtex | Eden | NC | 450 | ||||
| Pillowtex | Kannapolis | NC | 2,650 | ||||
| Pillowtex | Rockwell | NC | 90 | ||||
| Coats North America | Rosman | NC | Thread | 228 | |||
| Ramtex | NC | Fabrics | 120 | ||||
| Harriet & Henderson Yarns | Vance County | NC | Yarn | 125 | |||
| National Spinning Co., | Beaufort County | NC | Dyeing | 116 | |||
| Harriet & Henderson Yarns Inc. | Clarkton | NC | Yarn | 120 | |||
| National Spinning Co., Manning Street Plant | NC | Yarn | NA | ||||
| National Spinning, Kinston Plant | Kinston | NC | Yarn | 69 | |||
| Flynt Fabrics | Graham | NC | Knit Fabrics | 235 | |||
| Burlington, Gold Toe | Catawba County | NC | Fabrics | 290 | |||
| 2002 | |||||||
| Spring Ford | Gaston County | NC | Knitting | 100 | |||
| Parkdale Mills, Plant No.14 | Belmont | NC | Yarn | 130 | |||
| Carolina Mills, Plant No.24 | Maiden | NC | Sewing Thread | 170 | |||
| American Efird Inc. | Gastonia & Mount Holly | NC | Sewing Thread | Consolidation | |||
| Anvil Knitwear Inc. | Cleveland County | NC | Knit Fabric | NA | |||
| Unifi, Inc. | Mayodan | NC | Nylon | 65 | |||
| Parkdale Mills | Belmont | NC | Yarn | 20 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Stokesdale | NC | Home Fashions | 200 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Reidsville | NC | Home Fashions | 140 | |||
| Texfi Industries | Haw River | NC | Weaving | NA | |||
| Texfi Industries | Fayetteville | NC | Weaving | NA | |||
| Texfi Industries | Rocky Mount | NC | Weaving | NA | |||
| Guilford Mills Inc. | Lumberton | NC | Knitting | 100 | |||
| Anvil Knitwear | Kings Mountain | NC | Knit Fabric | 400 | |||
| Beacon Blankets | Swannanoa | NC | Blankets | 300 | |||
| Guilford | Greensboro | NC | Knit Apparel Fabrics | 70 | |||
| Shuford Mills | Granite Falls | NC | Weaving | 25-30 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Mount Holly | NC | Yarn Spinning | Close or Sale | |||
| 2001 | |||||||
| Harriet & Henderson | J-D Plant | NC | Yarn | 80 (effective 2/02) | |||
| Springs Industries | Aileen Plant, Biscoe | NC | Weaving | 300 (effective 5/02) | |||
| Parkdale | Plant 17, Belmont | NC | Yarn | 84 | |||
| Parkdale | Kings Mountain | NC | Yarn | 34 | |||
| Texfi Industries | Rocky Mt. | NC | Woven Fabric | 600 | |||
| Avondale Mills | Sanford | NC | Yarn | 125 | |||
| Avondale Mills | Lee Cty Plant, Sanford | NC | Yarn | 90 | |||
| Carolina Mills | St. Pauls | NC | Spun Yarn | 320 | |||
| Carolina Mills | Ranlo | NC | Synthetic Yarn | 100 | |||
| American & Efird | NC | Spinning | NA | ||||
| Galey & Lord | Caroleen | NC | Spinning | NA | |||
| Galey & Lord | Asheboro | NC | Weaving | 215 | |||
| Accent Dyeing & Finishing | Elizabethtown | NC | Dyers | 130 | |||
| Doran Mills (closed company) | Shelby | NC | Fabric | 350 | |||
| Grover Industries | Grover | NC | Yarn Dyeing | 45 | |||
| Dyersburg/Alamac | Elizabethton | NC | Knit Fabric | 900 | |||
| Dyersburg/Alamac | Hamilton | NC | Knit Dye Finish | Included above | |||
| Dyersburg/Alamac | Lumberton | NC | Knit Dye Finish | Included above | |||
| Dyersburg/Alamac | Clinton | NC | Yarn | Included above | |||
| Pillowtex | Kannapolis | NC | Sheets | 590 | |||
| FAB – Travis Knits | Cherryville | NC | Knit Fabric | 250 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Mount Olive | NC | Drapery | 170 | |||
| Belding Hausman | Stanley | NC | Spun Yarn | 300 | |||
| Spartan Cleveland/Caroknit | Lawndale | NC | Knits | 240 | |||
| Pillowtex | Rocky Mount | NC | Bedding | 180 | |||
| Pillowtex | Newton | NC | Yarn | 110 | |||
| WestPoint Stevens | Rosemary Plant, Roanoke Rapids | NC | Toweling | 1250 | |||
| Sandhill Printing | Sanford | NC | NA | ||||
| Spray Cotton (out of business) | Eden | NC | Yarn | 144 | |||
| Culp | Monroe | NC | Yarn Processing | 64 | |||
| Ridgeview Inc. | Mebane | NC | Finishing | 65 | |||
| 2000 | |||||||
| Flynt Finishing | Hillsbrough | NC | Dyers | 175 | |||
| Guilford | Greenberg | NC | Knit Fabrics | 275 | |||
| Guilford | Fishman | NC | Knit Fabrics | 275 | |||
| Ridgeview, Inc | Mebane | NC | Finishing | 65 | |||
| Carolina Mills | St. Pauls | NC | Yarn | 240 | |||
| Crown Crafts | Roxboro | NC | Home Furnish | 250 | |||
| WestPoint Stevens | Roanoke Rapids | NC | Towels | 450 | |||
| New Color-Tex International | Spencer | NC | Home Furnish | 350 | |||
| Swift Denim | Erwin | NC | Denim | 740 | |||
| Pillowtex | Salisbury | NC | Sheets | 160 | |||
| Nova Yarns | Eden | NC | Yarn | 35 | |||
| Pillowtex | Kannapolis | NC | 50 | ||||
| Shelby Yarn (3 plants closed) | Shelby, Cherryville | NC | Yarn | 650 | |||
| Guilford | Greensboro | NC | Dye & Finish | 275 | |||
| 1999 | |||||||
| Wansona Mfg. Corp. | Wadesville | NC | Dye Finish | 400 | |||
| Cone Mills | Carlisle | NC | Finishing | 250 | |||
| Spartan Mills | Spartan | NC | Spin/Weave | 165 | |||
| A&E | Delta Plant, Salisbury | NC | Dye Bleach Yarn | 80 | |||
| Spartan | Montgomery | NC | 200 | ||||
| Stonecutter Textiles | Tryon | NC | 800 | ||||
| Stonecutter Textiles | Spindale | NC | Apparel Fabrics | (2 Plants & NYC) | |||
| Cone Mills, Inc. | Florence and Cliffside | NC | Yarn | 650 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Raeford | NC | Fabrics | 2,900 at 7 Plants | |||
| Burlington Industries | Statesville | NC | Fabrics | Included Above | |||
| Burlington Industries | Carmerton | NC | Fabrics | Included Above | |||
| Burlington Industries | Oxford | NC | Fabrics | Included Above | |||
| Burlington Industries | Forest City | NC | Fabrics | Included Above | |||
| Burlington Industries | Mooresville | NC | Fabrics | Included Above | |||
| Cone Mills | Salisbury | NC | Shirting Fabrics | 625 | |||
| Textile Prints | Rocky Mount | NC | Printer | 350 | |||
| 1998 | |||||||
| China Grove Textiles | Arlington | NC | Yarn | 147 | |||
| Cranston Print | Fletcher | NC | Bleach Dye | 425 | |||
| Pillowtex Corp. | Laurel Hill | NC | Home Furnishing | 150 | |||
| Armtex | Pilot Mountain | NC | Circular Knit | NA | |||
| Armtex | Gastonia | NC | Knit Fabric | NA | |||
| Fashion Printing | Concord | NC | Printing | 55 | |||
| Goldtex | Goldsboro | NC | Printer | 180 | |||
| Dan River Inc. | NC | Finishing | 150 | ||||
| Delta Woodside Industries Inc. | Wallace | NC | Knitting/Dyeing | 1000 | |||
| 1997 | |||||||
| Unifi | Graham, Lincolnton | NC | Yarn Spinning | 200 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Smithfield | NC | Yarn Spinning | 190 | |||
| Morganton Dyeing & Finish | Morganton | NC | Dye Finish | 440 | |||
| Oneita Industries | Kinston | NC | Knitting | 180 | |||
| Texfi Industries | Elastex Inc., Graham | NC | Narrow Elastic | NA | |||
| Cone Mills | Haw River | NC | Finishing | 160 | |||
| Layoffs | |||||||
| 2002 | |||||||
| Ramtex | Ramseur | NC | Weaving | 85 | |||
| 2001 | |||||||
| Mohican Mills (FAB) | Lincolnton | NC | Knits & Lace | 50 | |||
| Unifi | Various | NC | Textured Yarn | 116 | |||
| Pharr Yarns | McAdenville | NC | Carpet Yarn | 160 | |||
| Cone Mills | Cliffside, Henrietta | NC | Denim | 392 | |||
| Harriet & Henderson | Henderson | NC | Yarn | 25 | |||
| Cone Mills Corp. | Greensboro | NC | Denim | 575 | |||
| Unifi | Greensboro | NC | Yarn | 590 | |||
| 1997 | |||||||
| Morganton Dyeing & Finishing | Morganton | NC | Dyeing Finishing | NA | |||
| Burlington Industries | Ranlo | NC | Textiles | 85 | |||
| Burlington Industries | Greensboro (Corporate Office) | NC | Textiles | 35 | |||
| Cone Mills | Salisbury | NC | Textiles | 130 | |||