Lenzing Reaches A New Milestone On The Path To Climate-Neutral Production
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New air purification and sulfur recovery plant up and running at the Lenzing facility
Another step closer to meeting sustainability and climate targets
Self-sufficiency in raw materials further enhanced
Lenzing – Lenzing Group, a leading provider of sustainably produced specialty fibers for the global textile and nonwoven industries, is continuing to make great strides toward achieving carbon neutrality across the Group.
The successful completion and commissioning of an air purification and sulfur recovery plant at the Lenzing facility marks another milestone in the Group’s ambitious strategy. Lenzing has invested some EUR 40 mn in this project since construction began in 2019.
Using state-of-the-art technology, the plant will enable carbon emissions to be reduced by 15,000 metric tons at the Lenzing facility.
This will also make the group more self-sufficient in securing vital raw materials for processing, which will bolster the site’s competitive standing in terms of sustainability.
“As a result of this investment, Lenzing has made further progress towards implementing its climate targets, while achieving much greater autonomy with regard to one of its core raw materials”, says Christian Skilich, Member of the Managing Board at Lenzing Group.
In 2019, Lenzing set the strategic target of halving its group-wide greenhouse gas emissions per ton of product by 2030. Its goal for 2050 is to achieve climate neutrality.
About Lenzing
Future is at the core of our business
Our sustainable production of botanic fibers is the strategic focus of Lenzing’s core business and remains the centerpiece of sCore TEN.
Strengthening this core drives our progression without having to take too much risk. Moreover, there are numerous opportunities for growth in this key area.
Cellulose is our source of future-proof material
and the essential ingredient of our botanic fibers. Most of the cellulose comes from our own production.
Thus, we can safeguard the quality as well as our economic performance.
With a target of more than 75 percent in-house production by 2024, we keep the risk of market volatility at bay.
The remaining cellulose supplies are sourced from reliable, long-term partners.
Quality is the home base of our future:
The day will not come that we see our quality standards outpaced by others. We’re eager to think ahead and ready to share this passion with others.
That is why we love to collaborate. We will continue to expand our powerful network of partners and intensify cooperation along the entire value chain.
Biorefinery is our concept for the future:
We understand the term “sustainable production” in every sense of the word.
Therefore, we do our best to utilize each of the wood’s components by optimizing the meaningful use of our natural, renewable source material. And there’s more to come: New Lenzing innovations in the area of biorefinery products, made of natural wood, are underway.
Our future path brings us even closer to our customers.
Product development, consultancy services, client support: We want these offers from Lenzing to be where our customers are.
Therefore, our network of sites and offices stretches over all global time zones.
