Lenzing Ag: Successfully commissioned a new fiber line at Indonesian subsidiary

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Lenzing Ag: Successfully commissioned a new fiber line at Indonesian subsidiary

PT. South Pacific Viscose (SPV) is now the world’s largest viscose fiber plant.

Lenzing Ag the leading viscose fiber producer in the world has successfully commissioned a new fiber line at its Indonesian subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose (SPV). This is the fifth production line in SPV with a capacity of 80,000 MT per annum which was successfully commissioned in late October. With the added capacity, the annual production capacity of SPV has increased to 320,000 MT, which now exceeds the capacity of the parent plant in Lenzing (Upper Austria) for the first time and become the world’s largest viscose fiber plant.

“Asia is the most important market for the Lenzing Group. It’s where we generate more than half of our fiber revenues. Therefore it is only logical that our largest plant is located in Indonesia”, Peter Untersperger, CEO of Lenzing, explains the general thrust of the expansion. “More than half of our fiber production capacity is now located in Asia.” He added.

Indonesiahas a significant textile industry, which represents one of the largest industrial sectors of the Southeast Asian island state. SPV has been an important supplier and reliable partner of the local industry for nearly 30 years. Moreover, customers are supplied with high-quality fibers for textile and nonwovens use from the Purwakarta plant not only in the Asian region, but in nearly all continents as part of the global market presence of the Lenzing Group.