Camfil breaks ground for new manufacturing facility

Camfil Air Pollution Control, a manufacturer of industrial dust-, fume-, and mist-collection systems for industrial processes, has broken ground for its new manufacturing and office facility in Jonesboro, Ark. Camfil plans to invest more than $37 million in the facility, which will add about 67 new jobs within five years to an existing workforce of 237 people.

The company has been headquartered in Jonesboro for more than 20 years. In early 2020 Camfil was already planning to develop a new manufacturing site when a tornado destroyed its facility. Since then it has been operating out of three separate leased locations throughout the city. The new, 290,000-sq.-ft. facility will occupy 34 acres and is scheduled to open in fall 2022. In addition to space for manufacturing industrial dust collectors and filter cartridges, the facility will also house sales offices, warehousing, and shipping.