The Austrian fiber producer Lenzing AG achieved solid results in the first nine months of the current 2025 financial year. Sales rose slightly by 0.7 percent to 1.97 billion euros. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 29.1 percent to 340.4 million euros, which was partly due to the sale of excess emissions certificates.
This high level of profitability was achieved despite the third quarter being marked by “market volatility as well as customs and geopolitical uncertainties,” according to the company. CEO Rohit Aggarwal said the group would continue to focus on its strengths such as the Tencel and Lenzing Ecovero brands. In addition, the company is pursuing a strategy that aims to create value-creating growth through improved operational efficiency and optimization.
In order to ensure long-term competitiveness, Lenzing has initiated a strategic review of its production site in Indonesia. The planned measures, which also include an “adjustment of administrative functions”, are expected to generate annual savings of 45 million euros by the end of 2027.
In the first nine months, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), which had been 38.3 million euros in the same period of the previous year, fell to 20.6 million euros. The reason for this was value adjustments on assets in Indonesia amounting to 82.1 million euros. Nevertheless, the company claims to maintain its solid financial position with a liquidity cushion of 993 million euros.
For the full year 2025, the Management Board still expects EBITDA to grow compared to the previous year. However, this outlook remains subject to external economic and geopolitical risks, the company said.
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