TEXTILES
Lenzing Begins Tencel Production at New Facility with “Jumbo” Line
Lenzing, the Austrian maker of Tencel fibers, is on track to meet its planned production target of 30,000 tons of Tencel fiber at its new production facility at the Lenzing headquarters in Austria.
The company has been ramping up production at the new facility, which will be the largest Tencel production plant in the world.
“We are more than satisfied with the progression of the start-up curve. Based on the production process in the past days and weeks, we have reasonable grounds to believe that this latest generation of Tencel technology will completely fulfill our expectations,” said Lenzing Chief Executive Officer Peter Untersperger in a statement.
The new facility will join Lenzing’s three existing plants in Austria, Great Britain and in the U.S. in Mobile, Ala. The new plant will include a “jumbo” production line with an annual nominal capacity of 67,000 tons.
Once fully operational, the new facility will increase total Tencel production capacity for the Lenzing Group from 155,000 tons annually to about 220,000 tons.
“The successful start-up of production operations is a technological milestone for Tencel and for the entire Lenzing Group,” said Lenzing Chief Operating Officer Friedrich Weninger. “This new Tencel facility is decisive to ensure the long-term viability of fiber production at the Lenzing site and the basis for future investments in all markets.”
