# Ercros expands polyols capacity at Tortosa plant by 17%

Ercros has completed an expansion at its Tortosa factory, increasing pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol capacity by 5,000 t/year (17%) to 35,000 t/year, and sodium formate capacity by 3,000 t/year (17%) to 23,000 t/year. The investment includes technological improvements and energy efficiency upgrades.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-13
- Where: Tortosa, Spain
- Starts operating: 13 Mar 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol: 35,000 t/year; sodium formate: 23,000 t/year
- Products: pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, sodium formate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [diaridetarragona.com](https://www.diaridetarragona.com/economia/101336/ercros-amplia-su-capacidad-de-produccion-en-tortosa-20190313-0019-hrdt201903130019.html), 2019-03-13: "La fábrica de Tortosa de Ercros ha puesto en marcha una ampliación de su capacidad de producción de polioles con el objetivo de afrontar la creciente demanda que esta familia de productos tiene en el mercado."
- [expert.enginyerstarragona.cat](https://expert.enginyerstarragona.cat/ercros-amplia-la-seva-capacitat-de-produccio-a-tortosa-per-respondre-a-la-demanda-del-mercat/), 2019-03-25: "La fàbrica de Tortosa d’Ercros ha posat en marxa una ampliació de la seva capacitat de producció de poliols"

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