Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, established in 1900, is one of the leading suppliers of bleached cotton fiber for absorbent personal, medical, health, and beauty care products throughout the world. The company s division, North Carolina Foam Industries offers a complete line of flexible foams for furniture seating, transportation seating, bedding, carpet underlay and packaging. It also make polyurethane foam chemical systems for foam-in-place insulation, roofing, marine floatation, packaging and specialty molding. Its subsidiary, Richmond Dental manufactures single-use dental products and dispensers. The company s Carolina Absorbent Cotton division supplies coil for pharmaceutical and vitamin packaging. Its subsidiary, Intrinsics offers cotton coil, cotton balls, earloop facemasks, medical-grade gauze pads and rolls. Barnhardt Manufacturing Company is located in Charlotte, N.C.