Lenzing is constructing a jumbo Tencel production line at its plant in Lenzing, Austria that will go into operation in 2014.
The capacity expansion supports growing demand for Tencel in many new textile and apparel applications. Denim designers are particularly excited about Tencel. Jeans with Tencel are attractive, durable, and become immediate favorites due to their enhanced comfort. Tencel s smooth fiber surface and perfect moisture management turn jeans into articles of clothing which enhance physical well-being. Due to its high tenacity, Tencel stands up to the mechanical stresses of the denim production process like no other man-made fiber. Depending on the percentage of Tencel in the blend, authentic denims through to softer denims can be created.
New applications are constantly being developed. The optimal moisture management of Tencel fibers makes them attractive for use in high quality home textiles such as bed covers and linens as well as in sportswear, outerwear, and technical textiles.
Tencel represents the greatest technological innovation in the man-made cellulose fiber industry since the invention of the Viscose fiber around 100 years ago, explains Dieter Eichinger, vice president business unit textile fibers, Lenzing AG. The developments of the last 20 years are just the beginning of a success story which will continue for many decades to come. Tencel uniquely answers the demands for competitive production costs relative to other fibers with the demands for sustainable production. Tencel represents a breakthrough technology and I am proud that the Lenzing group leads the industry with Tencel.
An investment of EUR 130 million and a 24-month construction time frame have been planned for the Tencel plant. The new Lenzing fiber plant will have a capacity of 64,000 tons per year. In addition to the specialty fibers Lenzing Modal and Lenzing FR, Tencel will also be produced at the new site in Lenzing.
