Nantong Zhanyang Fiber Co. Ltd in Haimen City, Jiangsu Province announces the opening ceremony of it’s new rotor spinning plant will be held on January 17, 2008. The new plant is fully equipped with latest spinning machinery from Blowroom to Rotor Spinning delivered from Rieter Textile Systems. The plant processes Lenzing fibres. The official opening ceremony also includes a factory tour and a technical Seminar held by Rieter and Lenzing in corporation.

Top quality viscose knitting yarn by Zhanyang Chemical Fibres
Nantong Zhanyang is private owned company in Haimen City / Jiangsu. The new plant is completely equipped with Rieter machines: The blowroom feeds Lenzing Viscose^® fibers to the most productive card in the world, the C 601. The Rieter drawframes SB D40 and RSB-D 401, ensure outstanding sliver quality. Four fully automated Rieter R 40 rotor spinning machines with 480 rotors each, the longest rotor spinning machines in the world, produce high quality viscose knitting yarns in the fine count range. At the time of this inauguration, there will be four R 40-480 OE machines installed, by the end of 2008 total 12 R 40-480 will be in operation. The plant management is supported by the integrated SPIDERweb plant monitoring system.. Zhanyang exclusively uses Lenzing Viscose^® to produce highest quality fine count knitting yarns. The top quality of the yarn is the result of the partnership between Zhanyang, Lenzing and Rieter.

Rieter, a leading system supplier in textile and automotive industries
Rieter is a Swiss-based industrial group with activities in all regions of the world. The group is a leading supplier of high technology products, systems and services in the automotive, textile and plastics industries. In the 2006 financial year Rieter generated sales of CHF 3’580 million (approx RMB 23 billion) with more than 14’500 employees worldwide. The Textile Division accounted for CHF 1’401 millions (RMB 8.9 billions) and the Automotive Division for CHF 2’179 millions (RMB 14.1 billions) of the total sales. Rieter Textile Systems China is Rieter’s branch in China to serve the Chinese textile industry with leading technology for spinning systems.

Lenzing, the world leader in cellulose fiber technology

The Lenzing Group is an international corporate group. Its headquarters are located in Upper Austria - its presence is global. Lenzing quality and innovation set standards in the field of man-made cellulose fibers. Lenzing fibers are made of wood, the renewable raw material. Lenzing fibers are used by the textile industry - for garments, home textiles and technical textiles - as well as by the nonwovens industry. With more than 65 years of experience in the production of fibers, the Lenzing Group is the only manufacturer that unites all three generations of man-made cellulose fibers - classic viscose, modal and lyocell. The success of the Lenzing Group is based on its consistent customer focus and its leadership in technology and quality. The focus on fiber specialties and cost efficiency secures its strong economic position. In addition to its core business, fibers, the Lenzing Group is active in the business sectors paper, engineering and systems construction, and plastics.

Lenzing (Nanjing) Fibers Co., Ltd., the sixth cellulose fiber plant of the global Lenzing Group, is one of the most modern viscose fiber plants in Asia. Closed production cycles, a waste gas purification plant, singular in the Chinese viscose fiber industry, and efficient energy management result in very low emission values and attractive production costs. The renewable raw material pulp underlines the new fiber plant´s sustainability in production and products.

Inauguration of Nantong Zhanyang’s new spinning plant
On January 17, 2008 Nantong Zhanyang Fiber Co. Ltd celebrates with it’s partners, Rieter Textile Systems and Lenzing Fibers the opening of it’s new facility in Haimen City, Nantong, Jiangsu Province. Beside of the official opening ceremony visitors will have the opportunity to visit the factory. In the afternoon a seminar, held by Rieter and Lenzing, will introduce the technology of processing viscose fibers to yarn. Everybody who is interested to join and gain valuable insights into this state of the art plant is welcome (prior registration with either Zhanyang, Rieter or Lenzing is required).