# Vtor-Kom to increase nonwoven materials capacity with grant

Vtor-Kom, a Russian company in Chelyabinsk, will increase its PET bottle recycling and staple polyester fiber production capacity by 1.5 times to 6,000 tonnes per year, using a 20 million ruble grant from the regional Industrial Development Fund.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-12-06
- Where: Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6,000 tonnes per year of staple polyester fiber
- Products: staple polyester fiber, nonwoven geosynthetic materials, hydro-insulation fabric, nonwoven bases for flooring and roofing, fiberfill for furniture and mattresses
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Vtor-Kom](https://endata.com/companies/27228.md)

## Sources

- [plastinfo.ru](https://plastinfo.ru/information/news/52498_06.12.2023/), 2023-12-06: "Проектом предусмотрено увеличение в 1,5 раза мощностей по переработке бутылок из полиэтилентерефталата (ПЭТФ) с последующим производством штапельного полиэфирного волокна — до 6 тыс. т в год."

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