# IQOXE invests €10M in new ethylene oxide derivatives plant in Tarragona

IQOXE invested €10 million in a new plant in La Canonja, Tarragona, increasing ethylene oxide derivative production capacity from 3,000 to 45,000 tons annually. The old plant will be repurposed for pharmaceutical products.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-03
- Where: La Canonja, Tarragona, Spain
- Value: $11.8M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 3 Dec 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 45,000 tons per year
- Products: ethylene oxide derivatives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [IQOXE](https://endata.com/companies/28527.md)

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/iqoxe-invests-10-million-in-a-new-plant-in-la-canonja-tarragona-spain), 2017-12-02: "IQOXE has invested €10 million in a new state-of-the-art plant in La Canonja, Tarragona, which was inaugurated today."

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