# Lenzing to build €400 million lyocell fiber plant in Thailand

Lenzing Group approved the construction of a state-of-the-art lyocell fiber production plant in Prachinburi, Thailand, with a capacity of 100,000 tons and an investment of approximately €400 million. Construction will start in fall 2019, with production commencing towards the end of 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-06-26
- Where: Prachinburi, Thailand, Thailand
- Value: $452.0M (400.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tons per year
- Products: lyocell fibers, Tencel lyocell fibers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Lenzing AG](https://endata.com/companies/20683.md)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/lenzing-to-build-thai-plant/), 2019-06-26: "The first expansion phase of this ambitious growth plan, the construction of a state-of-the art lyocell fiber production plant in Prachinburi (Thailand), has now been approved."

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