# Lenzing Fibers to invest $293M in Tencel fiber plant expansion in Alabama

Lenzing Fibers Inc. announced a $293 million investment to nearly triple production at its Axis, Alabama plant, building a new Tencel fiber plant with capacity of 90,000 tons per year. The expansion will create 163 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-12-01
- Where: Axis, Alabama, United States
- Value: $293.0M
- Jobs: 163
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 90,000 tons per year
- Products: Tencel lyocell fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Lenzing Fibers](https://endata.com/companies/25056.md)

## Sources

- [businessalabama.com](https://businessalabama.com/the-future-of-textiles/), 2017-06-21: "A $293 million investment just north of Mobile is set to propel Lenzing Fibers Inc. toward the forefront of a national textile manufacturing resurgence."

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