# Kemira completes EUR 50M sodium chlorate line expansion in Joutseno

Kemira invested approximately EUR 50 million in a new sodium chlorate production line at its Joutseno site, nearly doubling capacity. The expansion was announced in March 2016 and completed ahead of schedule.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-07
- Where: Joutseno, Finland
- Value: $59.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 8 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: nearly doubled sodium chlorate production capacity
- Products: sodium chlorate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/2017-11-7-kemira-celebrated-its-new-production-line-in-joutseno-finland-production-capacity-nearly-doubled), 2017-11-06: "Kemira invested approximately EUR 50 million in the new production line."
- [papnews.com](https://www.papnews.com/kemira-celebrated-new-production-line-joutseno-finland/), 2017-11-08: "This investment strengthens Kemira's position as the leading chemical supplier for the pulp & paper industry globally."

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