# Sateri to expand viscose staple fiber capacity in Jiujiang, China

Sateri signed an investment agreement to expand its viscose staple fiber capacity in Lianxi, Jiujiang, by up to one million tons per year, with an investment of 12 billion yuan ($1.75 billion). Construction of the first phase is scheduled to start in Q4 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-11
- Where: Lianxi, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
- Value: $1.75B (12.0B CNY)
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000,000 tons per year
- Products: viscose staple fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Sateri](https://endata.com/companies/23708.md)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/sateri-to-expand-viscose-staple-fiber-capacity-in-china/), 2017-04-20: "Sateri signed an investment agreement with the municipal government of Jiujiang in Jiangxi province on April 11 to expand its viscose staple fiber capacity in China by up to one million tons per year."

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