# Avangard Group to invest RUB 1.5B in nonwoven fabric line

Avangard Group (ГК «Авангард») is investing approximately RUB 1.5 billion in a new production line for nonwoven fabric 'Vetlaid' at its Shakhty Polyester Plant site. Launch is planned for December 2026.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-08-24
- Where: Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, Russia
- Value: $17.0M (1.50B RUB)
- Starts operating: Dec 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: nonwoven fabric 'Vetlaid'
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Avangard](https://endata.com/companies/48680.md)

## Sources

- [soyuzmash.ru](https://soyuzmash.ru/news/tidings/vladimir-gutenev-oznakomilsya-s-proizvodstvennymi-moshchnostyami-i-perspektivnymi-investitsionnymi-p/), 2026-08-24: "В настоящее время реализуется новый инвестиционный проект по организации выпуска нетканого материала «Ветлэйд»"

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