# Kemira starts up new sodium chlorate production line in Joutseno, Finland

Kemira finalized an approximately EUR 50 million investment into a new sodium chlorate production line in Joutseno, Finland. Production and customer deliveries have started, with full capacity expected by end of 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-05
- Where: Joutseno, Finland, Finland
- Value: $59.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 5 Sep 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: sodium chlorate
- Sectors: [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/kemira-has-successfully-started-up-its-new-sodium-chlorate-production-line-in-joutseno-finland/), 2017-09-05: "Kemira has finalized its approximately EUR 50 million investment into a new sodium chlorate production line in Joutseno, Finland."
- [papnews.com](https://www.papnews.com/kemira-successfully-started-new-sodium-chlorate-production-line-joutseno-finland/), 2017-09-06: "The production of sodium chlorate as well as customer deliveries have started, well ahead of the original schedule."

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