#Yarn & Fiber
Realisation of IVL investment package at Trevira site Guben
Head of BU Filaments, Edo Lieven, said, “Special thanks go to our colleagues in Guben, especially Christian Schneider’s project team, for their hard work and commitment in making the project a reality.”
Following IVL’s purchase of Sinterama S.p.A. earlier this year, the company has been exploring potential synergies between Trevira and Sinterama, with the ultimate goal of improving filament production. Looking at the overall area of textile yarn processes, a decision was made to move all air texturing (also known as ATY processing) to the Sinterama site in Bulgaria. This decision affects around 40 Trevira employees based at Guben, and a plan has been agreed between the Trevira management board and Trevira works council to assist those facing redundancy or redeployment. The move to Bulgaria is to be completed by 31 March 2020.
CEO Klaus Holz said, “This was not an easy decision to make and we did not make it lightly. However, from an economic perspective it is essential that we consolidate all our ATY processes at the Sinterama site. Together with the investments we are making in new machinery, the decision also means that we can secure a long-term future for our Guben operation.”
The total investment package of EUR 7.5m for Trevira’s filament production site at Guben will be put in place and finalised by the end of June 2020.
