# Masquelack to invest €6M in expanding Masquefa plant and building R&D lab

Industrias Químicas Masquelack plans to invest €5-6 million over three years to build a new R&D lab and expand production capacity at its Masquefa plant from 7,000 to 11,000 tonnes per year. Construction is expected to start before end of 2017, with the lab completed in 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-26
- Where: Masquefa, Spain
- Value: $7.10M (6.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11,000 tonnes per year
- Products: industrial wood varnishes
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Industrias Químicas Masquelack](https://endata.com/companies/27123.md)

## Sources

- [lavanguardia.com](https://www.lavanguardia.com/edicion-impresa/20170926/431566687695/masquelack-invierte-6-millones-para-ampliar-su-planta-de-masquefa.html), 2017-09-25: "Llevamos muchos años invirtiendo más de un millón de euros anual en I+D."

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