# SvetlogorskKhimvolokno to expand nonwovens production with new line

SvetlogorskKhimvolokno plans to commission a new nonwovens production facility with an initial capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year of spunbonded and hydroentangled nonwovens, as part of a $300 million corporate program. The investment is estimated at BYR 50 million ($25 million).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-14
- Where: Svetlogorsk, Belarus, Belarus
- Value: $25.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 tonnes per year
- Products: spunbonded nonwovens, hydroentangled nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [SvetlogorskKhimvolokno](https://endata.com/companies/30856.md)
- [Belneftekhim](https://endata.com/companies/37993.md) (investor)
- [China Petroleum Technology & Development Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/38486.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/svetlogorskkhimvolokno-announces-significant-expansion/), 2019-03-14: "The planned expansion involves the commissioning of a new production facility that will have the capacity to produce up to 20,000 tonnes of spunbonded and hydroentangled nonwovens per year at the initial stage."
- [rupec.ru](https://rupec.ru/news/40656/), 2019-04-03: "СветлогорскХимволокно завершает пусконаладочные работы на новой установке по производству нетканых материалов строительного назначения."

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