# Natūralus pluoštas to build €8M hemp fiber processing plant in Kėdainiai

Natūralus pluoštas has received a building permit and started construction of a hemp stalk processing plant in the Kėdainiai Free Economic Zone, Lithuania. The company is investing €8 million in the facility, which will begin full operation in January 2019 and produce 10,000 tonnes of hemp fiber annually.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-04-12
- Where: Kėdainiai Free Economic Zone, Kėdainiai, Lithuania
- Value: $9.90M (8.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: Jan 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10,000 tonnes of hemp fiber per year (initial); 30,000 tonnes of hemp stalks processed per year
- Products: hemp fiber, hemp shives, fuel pellets
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Natūralus pluoštas](https://endata.com/companies/31294.md)

## Sources

- [lrytas.lt](https://www.lrytas.lt/verslas/rinkos-pulsas/2018/04/12/news/prie-kedainiu-iskils-kanapiu-stiebeliu-apdorojimo-fabrikas-5891172), 2018-04-12: "Bendrovė „Natūralus pluoštas“ gavo statybos leidimą ir Kėdainių LEZ‘e pradeda kanapių stiebelių apdorojimo fabriko statybas."

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