La France Industries

Mount Vernon Mills, located in Mauldin, S.C., is an integrated producer of yarns, fabrics and finished products for the apparel, industrial, home furnishings, institutional and consumer goods markets. The mill produces a wide range of fabrics and products, such as denim, upholstery fabrics, acid wash fabrics and institutional consumer items. It also offers a variety of services, including chemical processing, plastic coating, weaving, fabric and yarn dyeing. Mount Vernon Mills has more than 4,300 trained personnel to manufacture several products. Its consumer products division offers online stores for customers to shop for a range of products. The mill s other products include table linen, surgical towels, mattress pads and specialty fabric for boat covers.

JPS Composite Materials is an AS9100D certified US based weaver of composite reinforcement and ballistic protection fabrics. JPS Composite Materials includes the legacy Clark Schwebel and JPS Industrial Fabrics/JPS Glass operations. JPS has facilities in Anderson, SC and in Statesville, NC.

Belton Industries is a specialty weaver of fabrics made primarily from polypropylene yarns. The company was founded in 1916 to remanufacture cotton bale wrap procured from local textile mills. From 1916 to 1997, the company s core business was providing packaging products for raw cotton and synthetic fibers. In 1997, the company s original fiber packaging business was sold to Leggett & Platt. Belton s operations are now separated into two divisions. The Specialty Fabrics division manufactures specialty woven polypropylene fabrics for proprietary industrial, agricultural and engineering applications. The International division is the trading arm of the company. It oversees all the firm s import/export activities and developed the company s leather accessories business. Belton Industries has its headquarters and primary manufacturing facility in Belton, S.C. It also maintains distribution centers and offices in Atlanta; Newport Beach and Hanford, Calif.; Calcutta, Madras; and New Delhi, India.