Lenzing completed its second TENCEL Luxe pilot plant after a twenty-month construction period, with operation beginning in December 2019. The announcement followed an earlier investment plan and described capacity for commercial programmes as well as continuing development of filament applications.

Illustrative image
Illustrative image.

Blouses, dresses, scarves and suit linings were among the possible uses discussed for the fine yarn. The completion milestone is different from a product launch: it concerns the production infrastructure needed to supply and develop the material. The source should be read in its historical period rather than as a newly opened facility today.