# Kemira invests EUR 40 million to build two new plants in La Canonja, Spain

Kemira will invest approximately EUR 40 million to build two new plants at its La Canonja site in Tarragona, Spain: a EUR 20 million activated carbon reactivation plant and a EUR 20 million aluminum chlorohydrate production plant. The activated carbon plant is expected to be operational in 2029.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-06-01
- Where: La Canonja, Tarragona, Spain
- Value: $44.0M (40.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Products: activated carbon, aluminum chlorohydrate
- 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

- [infonegocios.barcelona](https://infonegocios.barcelona/plus/la-empresa-quimica-finlandesa-kemira-invertira-40-millones-en-dos-nuevas-plantas-en-sus-instalaciones-de-la-canonja), 2026-06-01: "Kemira invertirá 40 millones de euros en Cataluña con apoyo de ACCIÓ para el tratamiento de agua potable: 20M€ en la primera planta de carbón activo de la Península y 20M€ en otra de clorhidrato de aluminio."

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