# Iqoxe opens new ethylene oxide derivatives plant in Tarragona

Iqoxe, part of Cristian Lay, inaugurated a new ethylene oxide derivatives plant in La Canonja, Tarragona, on July 4, 2019, with an investment of €10 million to increase production of ethoxylates, polyols, and polyethylene glycols.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-04
- Where: La Canonja, Tarragona, Spain
- Value: $11.1M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 4 Jul 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: ethoxylates, polyols, polyethylene glycols
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Industrias Químicas de Óxido de Etileno (Iqoxe)](https://endata.com/companies/44537.md)
- [Cristian Lay](https://endata.com/companies/44538.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [hoy.es](https://www.hoy.es/extremadura/petroquimica-cristian-inauguro-20200115095133-nt.html), 2020-01-15: "En la nueva planta ubicada en La Canonja se inviertieron 10 millones de euros para incrementar la producción de óxido de etileno"

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