Aurora Specialty Textiles Opens new plant at Illinois.

At the grand opening celebration of its new manufacturing plant at Yorkville, Illinois, USA, the Aurora Specialty Textiles Group unveiled its new logo and Mission Statement before a gathering of approximately 100 customers, staff members and community leaders.

The celebration marked the end of a two-year period that began with the decision to invest millions in a new, state-of the-art North American textile manufacturing operation, in a new location, but without leaving the area in Illinois where Aurora has operated for 133 years. Aurora is a subsidiary of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the US-based Meridian Industries, Inc.

The event also marked the formal launch of the company’s new high-tech manufacturing facility and the company’s commitment to investing in state-of-the-art technology while moving into exciting, new global markets for wide-width coating and finishing, including print media.

“Today is a tremendous day for Aurora Specialty Textile Group,” said Dan LaTurno, President of Aurora. “It marks the symbolic end of our transition from the Aurora plant to our new Yorkville operation, and the beginning of a new, exciting era. We’ve been committed to becoming a global leader in wide-width coating and finishing, and this new plant, which could not operate today without the hard work of the people here, is testament to what we are calling today ‘The New Aurora.’”