# Covestro and Ercros sign chlorine supply contract to keep plants open

Covestro and Ercros signed a contract until 2020 for Ercros to supply chlorine to Covestro, preventing the closure of Covestro's MDI plant in Vila-seca and Ercros' chlorine plant in Flix. Covestro also plans to build a hydrochloric acid logistics center in Tarragona with a €3 million investment.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-03-16
- Where: Vila-seca, Tarragona, Spain, Spain
- Value: $3.20M (3.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 15
- Status: announced
- Products: MDI, chlorine, hydrochloric acid
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md) (customer)
- [Ercros](https://endata.com/companies/22915.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [elperiodico.com](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20170316/covestro-mantendra-abierta-la-planta-de-mdi-de-tarragona-5903695), 2017-03-16: "Continuamos comprometidos con el mercado de MDI. Investigaremos diferentes opciones adicionales para cubrir su creciente demanda."

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