January:
- Planning of Upper Austria’s largest ground-mounted photovoltaic plant started at the Lenzing site
February:
- Denim range expanded: Lenzing introduces groundbreaking Indigo Color technology
March:
- 2020 results: Lenzing weathers the crisis year and remains strategically well on track
April:
- “Stand up for future generations”: Lenzing presents its Sustainability Report 2020
- Lenzing and TENCEL™ shine again at the Oscars
- First carbon neutral VEOCEL™ Lyocell fibers launched on the global nonwovens market
May:
- Milestone towards group-wide climate neutrality: EUR 200 mn investment in Asian locations
- Q1 results: Lenzing reports excellent start to the financial year
- Next step on the path to climate neutral production: new air purification and sulfur reprocessing plant in operation at the Lenzing site
June:
- Two world market leaders join forces in textile recycling: partnership agreement signed with Södra
- Lenzing repeatedly recognized as a successful international player
- Fiber identification extended to TENCEL™ brand
July:
- Lenzing elected to the board of the leading nonwovens association EDANA
- Lenzing awarded platinum status for sustainability by EcoVadis
- Investment in state-of-the-art wastewater treatment at Grimsby site
- Development of new closed loop solutions: presentation of the first TENCEL™ branded lyocell fiber made from orange and wood pulp
August:
- H1 results: Lenzing records significant improvement in revenue and earnings
September:
- Carbon neutral TENCEL™ fibers enhanced by REFIBRA™ technology
October:
- Lenzing receives MSCI ESG “Sustainability Champion” award
- Internationally renowned marine research institute confirms biodegradability of LENZING™ fibers
- Denim range expanded with matt TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers
November:
- Q3 results: strong operating earnings despite significant cost increases
- Cord Prinzhorn takes over as interim CEO following the resignation of Stefan Doboczky
- Lenzing Managing Board proposes dividend of EUR 4.35
December:
- CDP honors Lenzing as one of the most sustainable companies in the world