# Fazer builds €40 million xylitol factory in Lahti, Finland

Fazer Group is investing €40 million to build a xylitol manufacturing facility in Lahti, Finland, using oat hulls as raw material. The factory will be the first fully backward integrated xylitol facility in the world, targeting the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-05
- Where: Lahti, Finland
- Value: $45.0M (40.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: xylitol
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fazer Group](https://endata.com/companies/37781.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-innovation-from-oats---fazer-builds-40-million-euro-xylitol-factory-in-lahti-300806528.html), 2019-03-05: "We have at hand an innovation where we combine patentable new technology, healthier options to consumers and an excellent example of an innovative circular economy solution."

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