# Hexa-Lotos to launch geosynthetics plant in Astrakhan region by end of 2018

Hexa-Lotos, a subsidiary of Hexa, will commission the first phase of a polymer fabric plant in the Lotos special economic zone in Astrakhan, Russia, by the end of 2018. Investment is RUB 330 million, with first-phase capacity of 60 tonnes per month.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-18
- Where: Astrakhan Oblast, Narimanovsky District, Russia
- Value: $5.00M (330.0M RUB)
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 60 tonnes per month (first phase); 200 tonnes per month (total)
- Products: polymer yarns, geosynthetic woven materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Hexa-Lotos](https://endata.com/companies/23518.md)
- [Hexa](https://endata.com/companies/34967.md)

## Sources

- [rupec.ru](https://rupec.ru/news/39209/), 2018-10-18: "Компания 'Гекса-Лотос' (дочернее предприятие компании 'Гекса') введет в эксплуатацию первую очередь завода по производству полимерных тканей... до конца 2018 года."

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