# Cepsa invests €100M to upgrade LAB plant in Puente Mayorga

Cepsa is investing €100 million to upgrade its Puente Mayorga chemical plant to use Detal technology, replacing hydrofluoric acid. The project will increase LAB production capacity by 50,000 tonnes (25%) and is expected to be completed in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-06-04
- Where: Puente Mayorga, Spain, Spain
- Value: $112.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year of LAB
- Products: linear alkylbenzene (LAB)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [CEPSA](https://endata.com/companies/5505.md)

## Sources

- [europasur.es](https://www.europasur.es/san_roque/Cepsa-Quimica-Puente-Mayorga_0_1360964098.html), 2019-06-04: "Con una inversión de 100 millones de euros, Cepsa revitaliza esta planta para que la instalación sea la primera en Europa y la segunda en el mundo en emplear la última generación de catalizadores Detal de lecho fijo."

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