# Imtex Membranes to build $15M demonstration plant in Sarnia, Ontario

Imtex Membranes plans to build a $15 million demonstration plant on two acres at Arlanxeo's bio-industrial site in Sarnia, Ontario. Construction is expected to start in late summer 2019 and be operational within 12 to 15 months.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-06
- Where: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $15.0M
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: membrane technology for olefin/paraffin separation
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Imtex Membranes](https://endata.com/companies/37144.md)
- [ARLANXEO](https://endata.com/companies/33642.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sarnianewstoday.ca](https://sarnianewstoday.ca/news/2019/02/06/sarnia-lands-another-demonstration-plant), 2019-02-06: "We separate olefins from paraffins."

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