# Mogilevkhimvolokno plans July 2018 launch of polyester fiber line

Mogilevkhimvolokno plans to launch the first phase of a polyester fiber production line in July 2018, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. The equipment from Oerlikon Neumag cost about €16 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-06
- Where: Mogilev, Belarus
- Value: $19.7M (16.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Jul 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polyester fiber
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Mogilevkhimvolokno](https://endata.com/companies/23220.md)

## Sources

- [plastinfo.ru](https://plastinfo.ru/information/news/36588_06.02.2018/), 2018-02-06: "Новое оборудование мощностью 50 тыс. т в год позволит получить новый ассортимент синтетического волокна, которые востребованы на рынках дальнего и ближнего зарубежья."

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