The Lenzing Group, a leading provider of specialty fibres for the textiles and nonwovens industries, has made significant technical improvements to its Purwakarta site (PT. South Pacific Viscose) in Indonesia. The group has invested more than EUR 100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose. With the imminent completion of the investment, Lenzing says it is in a better position to serve the strongly growing demand for specialty fibres.

Lenzing is striving for the internationally recognised EU Ecolabel certification, which is recognised in all member states of the European Union, as well as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The voluntary label, introduced by an EU regulation in 1992 (Regulation EEC 880/92), has gradually become a reference point for consumers who want to help reduce pollution by purchasing more environmentally friendly products and services.

The product portfolio at the converted Purwakarta site will include Lenzing Ecovero branded fibers for textiles and Veocel branded fibres for nonwoven applications. In the course of these substantial investments, Lenzing has set the goal of significantly reducing emissions at the site.

Additionally, the site started to obtain renewable grid electricity and promotes a changeover to biomass in line with Lenzing's goals of reducing carbon emissions per ton of product by 50% by 2030 and achieving carbon-neutral production by 2050.

“Demand for specialty fibres with low environmental impacts continues to grow structurally. We see enormous growth potential in Asia in particular. Through our investments in Indonesia and also at other Lenzing sites worldwide, we are in a better position to serve this growing demand. At the same time, we continue working tirelessly to make the industries in which we operate even more sustainable and to drive the transformation of the textile business model from linear to circular,” says Stephan Sielaff, Chief Executive Officer of the Lenzing Group.

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