Train loaded with "Made in Austria" goods leaves Vienna for China

A train loaded with fibers and pulp used for textiles pulled out of the Vienna South Terminal heading for China on Thursday, marking the first time a train with goods exclusively "Made in Austria" going from the Alpine country to China.

"For the first time in the history of Austria, a local company is sending goods that are 100 percent produced in Austria directly to China by train," the Lenzing Group said in a press statement.

The train will carry 41 containers with products made by the Austrian fibers producer Lenzing with a total value of 1.8 million euros (2.1 million U.S. dollars) directly to customers in China, it said.

On its 16-day trip to Shanghai in East China via Xi'an in northern China, the train will cover a total of 10,460 kilometers and pass six countries -- Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan -- before reaching China, it said.