Key takeaways of Lenzing :

Lenzing is very well on track to accomplish their 2020 target of 50% of revenues coming from specialties. Lenzing is currently in a good position in their specialties and hopes o prove to the market their ability to decouple their specialty prices from the commodity textile market and to keep prices stable despite potential volatility in standard viscose pricing.

Business outlook:
Very low short-term visibility clouds very good long-term potential for Lenzing: Announcements from Chinese competitors suggest that in 2018 the viscose market could increase by 11%-17%, which could result in a significant dive of viscose prices. On the other hand, higher environmental standards represent a great growth opportunity for Lenzing in the medium- to long term.

Points of interest:

On 6 October, Lenzing will launch a new product that will further strengthen their specialty focus. Their net debt free situation gives them high flexibility for future growth projects. Tencel has high barriers to entry and Lenzing sees no competition – at least in the next 4-5 years.