Company news

1st Apr 2022

Lenzing Group has announced the appointment of Monique Buch as the new vice-president (VP) of global nonwovens business, effective March 1, 2022. This strategic appointment underscores Lenzing’s unwavering commitment to drive the future development of the nonwovens industry, strengthen its leadership role, and create a zero-carbon future for the...

22nd Jul 2020

Hygiene Austria LP GmbH has become known for its locally produced mouth-nose protective masks, FFP2 and children's masks during the Covid-19 crisis. The company is now well prepared for the reintroduction of the mask requirement. Interested parties who want to purchase masks of different types can now purchase them from the company’s website.

2nd Jun 2020

The Austrian company, Hygiene Austria, is focusing on health protection for children by launching the production of children’s protective face masks just in time for the resumption of school lessons. The company, recently established by Lenzing and Palmers Textil, has been manufacturing mouth-nose and FFP2 protective face masks in Austria up until now.

19th Nov 2019

The Lenzing Group participated in Techtextil 2019 in Mumbai recently. At the show, Lenzing showcased its fibre innovations in industrial product applications for sectors of automotives, agri business and packaging as a specialty industrial brand for the Indian market. Techtextil is India’s leading international trade event for technical textiles.

23rd Sep 2019

Lenzing has introduced Eco Care technology which enhances production of eco-friendly viscose fibres for nonwoven industry. Eco Care features a responsible production process that is guided by rules of EU Ecolabel, a label of environmental excellence that is awarded to products and services meeting high environmental standards throughout their...

26th Jul 2019

Lenzing AG, a producer of pulp and specialty fibres from renewable raw material wood, has concluded its expansion and modernisation drive at the pulp plant at the Lenzing site. The company invested €60 million for this purpose, increasing production capacities for dissolving pulp extracted from beech wood from 300,000 to 320,000 tons per year.

15th Jul 2019

The Lenzing Group, market leader for specialty fibres, has been providing both financial support and textiles made of its fibres to Debra Austria, the patient organisation for ‘butterfly children’. The Tencel branded lyocell and modal fibres are soft, smooth and very skin-friendly. In turn, they help to improve quality of life for ‘butterfly children’.

28th Mar 2019

Lenzing has announced the introduction of Eco Cycle technology under its specialty nonwoven brand, Veocel. Eco Cycle technology is a testament to the Veocel brand’s commitment to driving sustainability and circularity in the nonwoven industry. Lenzing is known for responsible production of specialty fibres made from the renewable raw material wood.

1st Mar 2019

The nonwovens division of Lenzing Group is bolstering growth and quality-centric strategy with the appointment of new leadership. Jürgen Eizinger will succeed Wolfgang Plasser as vice president of global business management nonwovens from March 1. Now, Plasser will assume the new role of global quality management & technical customer service.

10th Jan 2019

The Lenzing Group is expanding its offering of solutions for the cosmetics, hygiene, and medical sectors. Heiko Arnold, chief technology officer of the company, and Jürgen Lehmann, president of Hof University of Applied Sciences in Saale, Germany, have signed a cooperation agreement to utilise a new spun-lacing line for nonwoven applications.