# Ercros expands membrane-technology chlorine plant in Vila-seca I

Ercros has started tests for the expansion of its membrane-technology chlorine plant in Vila-seca I, with a capacity increase of 65,000 tons, after closing the mercury-technology plant there on December 4, 2017. The investment is 43.5 million euros.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-11
- Where: Vila-seca I, Tarragona, Spain
- Value: $51.3M (43.5M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 65,000 tons of chlorine annually
- 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: "A partir de esta fecha, se han iniciado las pruebas para la puesta en marcha de la ampliación de la planta de cloro con tecnología de membrana, considerada la mejor tecnología disponible y que no está afectada por la prohibición de la Comisión Europea."

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