# Lenzing completes conversion and upgrade of Purwakarta site in Indonesia

Lenzing Group completed technical improvements at its Purwakarta site in Indonesia, investing over EUR 100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose fibers. The site aims for EU Ecolabel certification.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-31
- Where: Purwakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 31 Aug 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: over 300,000 tonnes per year
- Products: specialty viscose fibers, LENZING ECOVERO fibers, VEOCEL fibers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [lenzing.com](https://www.lenzing.com/newsroom/news-events/lenzing-successfully-completing-the-conversion-and-upgrade-of-its-indonesian-site/), 2023-08-31: "Lenzing has invested more than EUR 100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose."
- [sportstextiles.com](https://sportstextiles.com/news/166305/viscose-production-to-increase-at-lenzing-plant-in-indonesia), 2023-09-21: "An expansion project at Lenzing’s Purwakarta site in Indonesia will allow it increase production of Ecovero there to more than 300,000 tonnes per year."

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