Lenzing Group: Capacity expansion completed at the Heiligenkreuz/Burgenland plant

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: September 7, 2011; 17:51 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Lenzing Group has successfully completed its capacity expansion drive initiated three years ago at the fiber production facility located in Heiligenkreuz (Burgenland, Austria).

Lenzing Group: Capacity expansion completed at the Heiligenkreuz/Burgenland plant / Picture: © Lenzing

Production capacity of the cellulose fiber Tencel was increased in several expansion steps by 25,000 tons to 60,000 tons per year at the current time. A total of about € 60 m. was invested at the Heiligenkreuz site during this period, and the total number of employees working at the plant rose to the current level of more than 200 people.

On balance, Lenzing invested some €…