| TEXTILE PLANT CLOSINGS and LAYOFFS in NORTH CAROLINA | |||||
| 1997-2009 | |||||
| Plant Closings | |||||
| YEAR | COMPANY | CITY | STATE | PRODUCT | NUMBER OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES |
| 2009 | |||||
| Parkdale America | Sanford | NC | Yarn | 81 | |
| True Textiles | Elkin | NC | Fabric | 84 | |
| Hanesbrand | Winston Salem | NC | Apparel | 240 | |
| Westpoint Home | Elkin | NC | Home Furnishings | 134 | |
| Bloomsburg Mills | Bloomsburg | NC | Fabric | 226 | |
| Bloomsburg Mills | Monroe | NC | Fabric | ||
| Waverly Mills | Laurinburg | NC | Yarn | 75 | |
| Ramtex | Ramseur | NC | Yarn | 205 | |
| Parkdale Mills | Gastonia | NC | Yarn | 75 | |
| Performance Fibers | Salisbury | NC | Fibers | 100 | |
| M.J. Soffe | Fayetteville | NC | Fabric | 107 | |
| R.L. Stowe | Belmont | NC | Yarn | 200 | |
| 2008 | |||||
| Hanesbrands | Winston Salem | NC | Apparel | 210 | |
| Invita | Waynesboro | NC | Nylon | 200 | |
| Performance Fibers | Grover | NC | 132 layed off | ||
| Hanesbrands | Various Plants | NC | Apparel | 1345 | |
| Spectrum Yarn | Kings Mountain | NC | Yarn | 145 | |
| Spectrum Yarn | Marion | NC | Yarn | 55 | |
| Guilford Performance | Fuquay-Varina | NC | 115 | ||
| Grover Industries | Lynn | NC | Yarn | 30 | |
| Elizabeth City Cotton Mills | Edenton | NC | Yarn | 35 | |
| UCO Fabrics | Rockingham | NC | Denim | 198 | |
| Unifi, Inc. | Kinston | NC | POY | 260 | |
| Hanesbrands | Asheboro | NC | Fabric | 40 | |
| Hanesbrands | Advance | NC | Fabric | 80 | |
| 2007 | |||||
| Clayson Knitting Plant 1 | Star | NC | Socks | 120 | |
| Cone Div. of ITG | Greensboro | NC | Denim | 155 | |
| Culp, Inc. | Lincolnton | NC | Upholstery | 185 | |
| Gildan Plant 1 | Mt Airy | NC | Hosiery | 520 Combined with Plant 2 | |
| Gildan Plant 2 | Mt Airy | NC | Hosiery | 520 Combined with Plant 1 | |
| Hanesbrands, Inc. | Winston-Salem | NC | Underwear | 610 | |
| Joan Fabric | Hickory | NC | Upholstery | 86 | |
| The Moore Company | Edenton | NC | Knitted Fabric | 70 | |
| Unifi, Iinc. | Greensboro | NC | Yarn | 285 | |
| R.L. Stowe | Belmont | NC | Yarn Spinner | 137 | |
| 2006 | |||||
| Ameritex | Burlington | NC | Yarn | NA | |
| Carolina Mills | Maiden, Lincolnton | NC | Yarn | 311 | |
| Kentucky Derby | Mount Airy | NC | Hosiery | 350 | |
| Kentucky Derby | Hickory | NC | Hosiery | 99 | |
| Ge-Ray | NC | Knitted Fabric | 350 | ||
| Joan Fabric | Newton | NC | Upholstery | 90 | |
| Paxar | Lenoir | NC | Labels | 1,120 | |
| R.L. Stowe | Chronicle Plant | NC | Yarn Spinner | 40 | |
| Wycoff Hosiery | Hickory | NC | Hosiery | 15 | |
| Socks n Things | Hickory | NC | Hosiery | 10 | |
| Hickory Finishing | Hickory | NC | Hosiery | 15 | |
| Beard Hosiery | Lenoir | NC | Hosiery | 35 | |
| Moretz Hosiery | Newton | NC | Hosiery | 67 | |
| Cooksville Hosiery | Vale | NC | Hosiery | 15 | |
| Banner Hosiery | Asheboro | NC | Hosiery | 30 | |
| CKS Hosiery | Oakboro | NC | Hosiery | 18 | |
| Pine Hosiery | Star | NC | Hosiery | 50 | |
| Georgette Hosiery | Catawba | NC | Hosiery | 12 | |
| International Legwear | Hickory | NC | Hosiery | 153 | |
| Clayson Finishing | Star | NC | Hosiery | 35 | |
| Paul Lavitt Mills | Lincolnton | NC | Hosiery | 60 | |
| Renfro | Mount Airy | NC | Hosiery | 102 | |
| Clayson Knitting | Star | NC | Hosiery | 182 | |
| Houston Hosiery Mills | Valdese | NC | Hosiery | 53 | |
| Brooks Hosiery | Hudson | NC | Hosiery | 10 | |
| Amherst-Charleston | Biscoe | NC | Hosiery | 100 | |
| Clayson Knitting | Red Springs | NC | Hosiery | 92 | |
| Gold Toe | Burlington | NC | Hosiery | 30 | |
| Candor Hosiery | Candor | NC | Hosiery | 274 | |
| Shogren Industries | Concord | NC | Hosiery | 235 | |
| Guilford Mills | Greensboro | NC | Fiber | 101 | |
| Sara Lee | Statesville | NC | Fabric | 140 | |
| Guilford Mills | Greensboro | NC | Fiber | 101 | |
| Collins & Aikman | Roxboro | NC | Fabric | 1,150 w/ 2 Roxboro plants and 1 Farmville | |
| Collins & Aikman | Roxboro | NC | Fabric | 1,150 w/ 2 Roxboro plants and 1 Farmville | |
| Collins & Aikman | Roxboro | NC | Fabric | 1,150 w/ 2 Roxboro plants and 1 Farmville | |
| Collins & Aikman | Farmville | NC | Fabric | 1,150 w/ 2 Roxboro plants and 1 Farmville | |
| 2005 | |||||
| Cone Denim | Rutherford County | NC | Denim | 225 | |
| 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 | Yarn | 189 w/ other Ranlo Plant | |
| Carolina Mills | Ranlo | NC | Yarn | 189 w/ other Maiden Plant | |
| National Spinning | Warsaw | NC | Open End Spinning Acrylic | 125 | |
| FabricTex | Lincolnton | NC | Knitted Textiles | 350 | |
| Glenoit Fabrics | Lincolnton | NC | Faux Fur | 126 | |
| Guilford Mills | Greensboro | NC | Yarn | 230 | |
| Hanes Dye & Finishing | Winston Salem | NC | Finishing | 144 | |
| The Moore Company | Edenton | NC | Knitted Fabric | 125 | |
| 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 | |||||
| Avondale Mills | Burnsville | NC | Yarn and Weaving | 163 | |
| Burlington Industries | Raeford | NC | 70 | ||
| WestPoint Stevens | Catawba County | NC | Bedding | 300 | |
| Intex | Pilot Mountain | NC | Knit & Fabric | 115 | |
| Cavalier Specialty Yarn Co. USA Inc | Ranlo | NC | Yarn | 100 | |
| Claridge Knits | Ramseur | NC | Knit Fabric | 125 | |
| Conner Carving and Turning Co. | Thomasville | NC | Home Furnishings | 8 | |
| Intex | Pilot Mtn., Greensboro | NC | Printing | 111 | |
| Ramseur Interlock | Ramseur | NC | Knitting | 86 | |
| Regal Manufacturing Co. | Hickory | NC | 115 | ||
| Unifi Inc. | Kinston | NC | Synthetic Yarn | 695 | |
| 2003 | |||||
| Champagne Dye Works | Asheboro | NC | Dyeing & Finishing | 70 | |
| 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 | |
| Delta Woodside | Maiden | NC | Yarn Spinning | 120 | |
| Joan Fabric | Spindale | NC | Upholstery | 265 | |
| Kosa | NC | Polyester Filament | 150 | ||
| Mastercraft | Spindale | NC | Upholstery | 265 | |
| 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 | |
| Unifi, Inc. | Greensboro, Mayodan, Reidsville, Stoneville, and Yadkinville | NC | Texturized Nylon | 400 | |
| Weavexx | Wake Forest | NC | Specialty Weaver | 133 | |
| Westpoint Stevens | Roanoke Rapids | NC | Towels | 320 | |
| 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 | |
| Narrowflex Inc. | Graham | NC | Narrow Fabric | 60 | |
| 2001 | |||||
| Continental Fabrics | NC | ||||
| 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 | |
| Guilford Mills | Greensboro | NC | Knitting, dyeing & Finishing | 550 | |
| 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 | |
| Radicispandex | NC | Spandex | 75 | ||
| Unifi, Inc. | Mayodan | NC | Texturized Nylon Yarn | 260 | |
| 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 | |