# Asia Pacific Rayon starts production at new viscose-rayon plant in Riau, Indonesia

Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) commenced production at its new Riau-based viscose-rayon facility, built with an investment of more than IDR 10.9 trillion (US$740 million). The plant has a 240,000 tonne capacity and will export at least 50% of output.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-29
- Where: Riau, Indonesia
- Value: $740.0M (10900.0B IDR)
- Starts operating: 29 Mar 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 240,000 tonnes per year
- Products: viscose-rayon fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Asia Pacific Rayon](https://endata.com/companies/38332.md)

## Sources

- [aprayon.com](https://www.aprayon.com/en/media-english/news-releases/viscose-rayon-tailored-for-making-indonesia-4-0/), 2019-03-29: "APR had commenced production and is on track to become one of the largest integrated viscose-rayon fibre manufacturers in the world."

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