# Avangard to build polyester fiber plant in Shakhty, Russia

OOO Avangard plans to complete construction of a polyester staple fiber plant in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, by end of 2022. The project cost is 3.5 billion rubles, with a capacity of 200 tonnes per day and 250 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-05-19
- Where: Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, Russia
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200 tonnes per day
- Products: polyester staple fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Avangard](https://endata.com/companies/48680.md)

## Sources

- [kommersant.ru](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5357142), 2022-05-19: "Это импортозамещающий проект. Предприятие по производству полиэфирного волокна станет первым и пока единственным в стране."

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