# Ercros closes chlorine plant in Flix, Spain, affecting 43 jobs

Ercros ceased production at its mercury-technology chlorine plant in Flix, Spain, on December 10, 2017, after 118 years of operation, to comply with EU regulations. The closure results in a layoff affecting 43 workers; the site will retain only calcium phosphate production.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2017-12-11
- Where: Flix, Ribera d'Ebre, Spain
- Jobs: -43
- Status: completed
- Products: chlorine
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ercros](https://endata.com/companies/22915.md)

## Sources

- [elperiodico.com](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/medio-ambiente/20171211/ercros-cierra-la-planta-de-cloro-de-flix-6486617), 2017-12-11: "Ercros ha cesado la actividad de producción de cloro con tecnología de mercurio de las plantas de Flix y Vila-seca I para dar cumplimiento a la normativa europea que fijó la prohibición de este tipo de tecnología a partir de este lunes."

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