# Repsol invests €32M to expand polymer production in Tarragona

Repsol will invest 32 million euros in 2021 to upgrade its Tarragona plant to produce high-impact resistant polymers, including installing a second reactor in the polypropylene unit. The polymers are used in automotive, suitcases, sports equipment, and battery casings.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-27
- Where: Tarragona, Spain
- Value: $38.0M (32.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: high-impact resistant polymers, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Repsol](https://endata.com/companies/3079.md)

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/repsol-investment-tarragona-plant-expansion-polymer), 2020-08-26: "Repsol will invest 32 million euros in its Tarragona plant in 2021."
- [elespanol.com](https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/empresas/energia/20200827/repsol-invierte-millones-complejo-tarragona-gama-polimeros/516198879_0.html), 2020-08-27: "Repsol invertirá 32 millones de euros para convertir en 2021 a su Complejo Industrial de Tarragona en la primera planta de la Península Ibérica para la fabricación de polímeros de alta resistencia al impacto"

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