# Soprema invests €110M in Pavatex insulation production in Vosges

Soprema is investing €38 million in a second production line at Pavatex in Golbey, Vosges, and €70 million in a new plant in Chavelot for rigid wood fiber insulation panels. The new line starts in spring 2022, the plant by end 2023, creating about 80 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-02
- Where: Golbey and Chavelot, Vosges, France
- Value: $124.0M (110.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: Q2 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30,000 tonnes/year (line) + 60,000 tonnes/year (plant)
- Products: wood fiber insulation panels
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Soprema](https://endata.com/companies/23882.md)
- [Pavatex](https://endata.com/companies/45309.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lejournaldesentreprises.com](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/en-investissant-110-millions-deuros-le-groupe-soprema-booste-les-capacites-de-production-de-pavatex-1718820), 2021-12-02: "Avec l’agrandissement du site Pavatex à Golbey, nous continuons d’accroître la part des matières éco-sourcées dans nos produits, ici le bois."
- [tracesecritesnews.fr](https://www.tracesecritesnews.fr/actualite/a-epinal-la-production-d-isolants-en-fibres-de-bois-chez-pavatex-mobilise-un-investissement-de-110-millions-d-de-sa-maison-mere-soprema-185398), 2021-12-07: "Initialement, nous envisagions de fabriquer ces panneaux flexibles à partir de fibres de bois conditionnées en balles."

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