# KAP AG invests in technical textiles production hall in Hessisch Lichtenau

KAP AG held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 2,700 sqm production hall at its subsidiary Mehler Engineered Products in Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany. The investment, a high single-digit million euro amount, includes a modern production line for technical threads and a textile lab.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-18
- Where: Hessisch Lichtenau, Hesse, Germany
- Value: $5.80M (5.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,700 sqm
- Products: technical threads, technical textiles
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [KAP AG](https://endata.com/companies/52195.md)
- [MEHLER Engineered Products GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/56890.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kap.de](https://www.kap.de/en/investor-relations/disclosures/kap-press-releases/kap-ag-staerkt-produktion-fuer-technische-textilien-am-standort-hessisch-lichtenau), 2021-10-19: "Spatenstich für den Neubau einer Produktionshalle in Hessisch Lichtenau"
- [stockopedia.com](https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/kap-ag-ETR:IUR/news/brief-kap-strengthens-technical-textiles-production-at-hessisch-lichtenau-site-019e6ca6-0234-79be-81fe-d94492635e46/), 2023-05-25: "STRENGTHENS TECHNICAL TEXTILES PRODUCTION AT ITS HESSISCH LICHTENAU SITE"

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