With this investment, Kelheim Fibres is extending its short cut capacity by further 2,000 t/y and will be in a position to deliver even more flexibility when it comes to a rapid reaction to specific customer demands.

“In the currently difficult market environment, this investment in our plant is a clear statement”, so says
Sebastian Basel, Kelheim Fibres’ Business Manager for short cut fibres. “Today, we are the only
European manufacturer of short-cut viscose fibres for paper applications, of dry tow for stretchbreaking
and of wet tow – and in the future, the name Kelheim Fibres will stand even more for innovative speciality fibres. The conversion of our line 1 is a major step towards our goal of increasing the share of speciality fibres in our portfolio to more than eighty per cent. And we remain fully focused on that goal.”