# Orange Fiber completes new pilot plant in Sicily

Orange Fiber completed the creation of a new pilot plant in Sicily in October 2020 and produced the first ton of a new sustainable fiber made from citrus juice by-products.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-22
- Where: Sicily, Italy, Italy
- Starts operating: Oct 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: sustainable fiber from citrus by-products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Orange Fiber s.r.l](https://endata.com/companies/46727.md)

## Sources

- [orangefiber.it](https://orangefiber.it/heritage/), 2020-04-22: "In October 2020 the company completed the creation of a new plant in Sicily and produced the first ton of a new sustainable fibre"

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