# Nouryon signs 10-year sodium chlorate supply deal with Metsä Fibre

Nouryon signed a 10-year agreement to supply sodium chlorate to Metsä Fibre for its new bioproducts mill in Kemi, Finland. Nouryon will expand and upgrade its Oulu, Finland plant to produce the chemical using renewable energy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-06-16
- Where: Oulu, Finland, Finland
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 million tons of pulp per year
- Products: sodium chlorate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nouryon](https://endata.com/companies/8020.md)
- [Metsä Fibre](https://endata.com/companies/1298.md) (customer)
- [Nouryon](https://endata.com/companies/8020.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/nouryon-in-sodium-chlorate-deal-with-metsae-fibre), 2021-06-16: "Our strategy is to continue expanding in the renewable fibers market, which is an important part of the packaging and tissue markets, by delivering essential specialty chemicals solutions that our customers, such as Metsä Fibre, clearly need."
- [ilbioeconomista.com](https://ilbioeconomista.com/2021/06/16/nouryon-and-metsa-fibre-join-forces-to-boost-the-bioeconomy/), 2021-06-16: "Nouryon has signed a 10-year agreement with Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group."

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