Parkdale Mills
Textile Gastonia, NC · Private
Parkdale Mills maintains its position as the world's leading manufacturer of spun yarns with an extensive domestic manufacturing footprint across 15 facilities. No recent operational changes or expansions are currently reported.
Parkdale Mills is the world's leading manufacturer of spun yarns, producing open-end, ring-spun, and vortex yarns from cotton and specialty fibers across dozens of facilities in the US and internationally. Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Gastonia, NC, it is the largest consumer of cotton in the United States.
Employees
4,500
Mfg Plants
13
All Facilities
15
Activity
2/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (15 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (13)
Plant 43 – Leesburg
Leesburg, AL
Yarn spinning plant in Cherokee County; listed on Parkdale's official plant-locations page. Property also listed for sale on commercial real estate sites as of 2024; operational status uncertain.
Plant 24 – Rabun Gap
Rabun Gap, GA
Yarn spinning plant; received $101M expansion/upgrade investment. Parkdale announced 210 new jobs in Rabun County expansion. Listed as active.
Plant 15 – Belmont
Belmont, NC
Yarn spinning plant at Parkdale's Belmont campus; listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page.
Plant 3 – Lexington
Lexington, NC
Yarn spinning plant. WARN notice filed April 9, 2026 for permanent closure effective June 7, 2026, eliminating 68 jobs due to rising energy costs.
Plant 21 – Mineral Springs
Monroe, NC
Yarn spinning plant in Union County (Mineral Springs area); listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page.
Plant 68 – Mount Holly
Mount Holly, NC
Yarn spinning plant in Gaston County; listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page.
Plant 29 – Sanford
Sanford, NC
Yarn spinning plant; permanently closed November 17, 2024, eliminating 74 jobs. Company cited rapidly rising energy costs. 411,000+ sq ft facility on 31.3 acres.
Plants 36 & 37 – Sparta
Sparta, NC
Twin yarn spinning plants at a single Alleghany County site; listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page. Phone: 336-372-5637.
Plant 6 – Thomasville
Thomasville, NC
Yarn spinning manufacturing plant in Davidson County; listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page.
Plant 26 – Walnut Cove
Walnut Cove, NC
Yarn spinning plant; WARN filed January 2026, permanently closed March 13, 2026, eliminating 72 jobs. Long-time employer in Stokes County.
Plant 7 – Gaffney
Gaffney, SC
Yarn spinning plant (W. Duke Kimbrell facility opened 2010); listed as active on Parkdale's official plant-locations page.
Plant 16 – Mountain City
Mountain City, TN
Yarn spinning plant; permanently closed January 4, 2025 after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene destroyed the building and nearly all manufacturing equipment; affected ~300 workers.
Plant 35 – Hillsville
Hillsville, VA
Yarn spinning facility; three of four on-site plants closed 2023 (326 jobs). Final WARN filed September 2025 for remaining 68 jobs effective October 24, 2025. Effectively fully closed by end of 2025.
Other Facilities (2)
Distribution & Research Center – Belmont
Belmont, NC · distribution
Houses both the Parkdale Fiber Distribution Center (FDC) and the company's R&D / research laboratory at the same Belmont campus address.
Corporate Headquarters
Gastonia, NC · hq
Corporate headquarters for Parkdale Mills, Inc.; houses executive leadership and administration. Phone: 704-874-5000.