# Kemira extends bleaching chemicals supply contract with UPM in Uruguay

Kemira signed a long-term agreement with UPM-Kymmene extending and expanding its bleaching chemicals supply contract in Uruguay, pending environmental permitting. The agreement includes capacity to support the existing pulp mill in Fray Bentos and the new UPM pulp mill in Paso de los Toros, with a total Kemira investment of approximately USD 30 million into bleaching chemicals plants.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-15
- Where: Fray Bentos and Paso de los Toros, Uruguay, Uruguay
- Value: $30.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: sodium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Kemira Oyj](https://endata.com/companies/16014.md)
- [UPM-Kymmene](https://endata.com/companies/14324.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [kemira.com](https://www.kemira.com/news-and-stories/newsroom/releases/kemira-announces-a-long-term-extension-of-its-bleaching-chemicals-supply-contract-with-upm-kymmene-corporation-in-uruguay/), 2020-05-15: "The extension of the contract and investment in this partnership in Uruguay demonstrates our long-term commitment in this very important market."

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