# Kurskkhimvolokno launches expanded polyamide thread production

Kurskkhimvolokno commissioned an expanded and modernized production line for high-strength polyamide technical thread, increasing capacity from 15,000 to 23,000 tonnes per year. The investment was 1.5 billion rubles, including a 300 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-07
- Where: Kursk, Russia, Russia
- Value: $25.0M (1.50B RUB)
- Starts operating: 7 Jul 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 23,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polyamide technical thread, cord fabric, technical fabric, netting and rope products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Kurskkhimvolokno](https://endata.com/companies/25429.md)
- [Industrial Development Fund](https://endata.com/companies/3818.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [rosinvest.com](https://rosinvest.com/novosti/1320073), 2017-07-07: "Компания «Курскхимволокно» ввела в эксплуатацию расширенное и модернизированное производство полиамидной технической нити высокого качества."

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