# Kemira approves construction of activated carbon reactivation plant in Helsingborg

Kemira announced full investment approval for a new activated carbon reactivation plant at its Helsingborg site in Sweden. The low double-digit million-euro investment will enable reuse of spent granular activated carbon for drinking water treatment. The plant is expected to be operational in the second half of 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-17
- Where: Helsingborg, Sweden
- Value: $11.0M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: reactivated granular activated carbon
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Kemira Oyj](https://endata.com/companies/16014.md)

## Sources

- [kemira.com](https://www.kemira.com/news-and-stories/newsroom/releases/kemiras-activated-carbon-reactivation-plant-in-helsingborg-approved-site-celebrates-150-years-of-innovation/), 2025-09-17: "Kemira today announced that its previously communicated plan to build a reactivation plant for activated carbon at the Helsingborg site in Sweden has received full investment approval."

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