Lenzing Nanjing Starts Up New Fiber Production Line

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: August 16, 2011; 11:44 ♦ (Vindobona)

With the opening of the new line, the Austrian fiber manufacturer almost doubled its production capacity in China to 140,000 tons per year.

Lenzing Nanjing Starts Up New Fiber Production Line / Picture: © Lenzing

Lenzing Nanjing Fibers, the Chinese subsidiary of Lenzing AG, has successfully started up its new production line. The new line will offer a nominal capacity of 60,000 tons p.a. and will produce viscose fibers for textile applications and the nonwoven industry mainly for the Asian market.

Construction took approximately one year, and important key components were provided by the…