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Bast Fibre Technologies

Bast Fibres / Investments

14 October 2022

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Bast Fibre Technologies will immediately begin work to expand fibre manufacturing capacity at its US-flagship facility in Lumberton (above) and its EU-facility near Düsseldorf.

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