Kemira celebrates the grand opening of a large-scale water treatment chemicals plant in Tarragona, Spain
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Kemira Oyj
Press Release
June 2, 2015 at 6.00 pm (CET+1)
On June 2, 2015, Kemira is celebrating the grand opening of one of Europe's
largest production plants for the manufacture of water treatment chemicals. The
Tarragona plant located in La Canonja, Catalonia, Spain, also has a unit for the
manufacture of sizing agents used in the pulp and paper industry. Festivities
include opening remarks by President of the Government of Catalonia, Mr. Artur
Mas i Gavarro, and President and CEO of Kemira, Mr. Jari Rosendal.
The Tarragona plant, located at Bayer Material Science's industrial site, is
able to produce the entire range of Kemira's aluminum and iron-based coagulants
that are used for drinking water and wastewater treatment: polyaluminum chloride
(PAX), aluminum sulfate (ALS) and ferric chloride (PIX). It also produces some
of the most widely used functional chemicals for the paper industry (AKD sizing
agents).
"Kemira is always looking to ensure the cost-efficient supply of raw materials.
One of our strategies is backward integration into other industries' by-
products; the Municipal & Industrial segment uses up to 70% recycled input
materials. In this case we are integrated to hydrochloric acid, which is derived
from Bayer Material Science's production," explains Antti Salminen, President of
the Municipal & Industrial segment.
"Kemira has a long history in the Tarragona region due to its good location and
connections to customers. The joint capacity of the Tarragona plant and the
Dormagen plant in Germany, also opened recently, is instrumental in sustaining
Kemira's leadership position in the water treatment market in EMEA. The total
investment in the two plants was approximately EUR 40 million. Our competitive
advantage in the water treatment sector is based on high supply reliability,
speed of delivery and logistics flexibility as well as comprehensive product
range and application support," says Jari Rosendal, President and CEO.
For more information, please contact
Kemira Oyj
Leena Lie, SVP, Communications and Corporate Responsibility
Tel. +358 10 862 1153
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive
industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that
improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is
on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2014, Kemira's annual
revenue was EUR 2.1 billion and we employed approximately 4,250 people. Kemira
shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com
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