# Veolia opens new chemical production facility in Kempton Park, South Africa

Veolia Water Technologies South Africa opened a new 6,600 m² chemical production facility in Pomona, Kempton Park. The factory produces water treatment chemicals and can produce 500 tonnes per month, with potential to triple output.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-29
- Where: Pomona, Kempton Park, South Africa
- Starts operating: 28 Jun 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 500 tonnes per month (expandable to 1,500 tonnes per month)
- Products: water treatment chemicals, Hydrex range chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Veolia Water Technologies South Africa](https://endata.com/companies/32834.md)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-zero-discharge-veolia-chemical-production-facility-opens-in-pomona-2018-06-29), 2018-06-29: "The bottlenecks that became apparent in the previous facility were related to storage capacity, both for the raw materials and the finished products. Here, we have sufficient storage space and can triple our production when we need to."

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