# Repsol to invest €105M in UHMWPE plant in Puertollano

Repsol will invest €105 million to build a new ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) plant at its Puertollano Industrial Complex in Spain. The plant will have an annual capacity of 15,000 tons and is expected to be operational by the end of 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-02
- Where: Puertollano, Spain
- Value: $112.0M (105.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15,000 tons per year
- Products: ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Repsol](https://endata.com/companies/3079.md)
- [DSM](https://endata.com/companies/25138.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/repsol-investment-105-million-super-polymer-puertollano-industrial-complex-spain), 2022-06-01: "Repsol will invest 105 million euros in the Puertollano Industrial Complex to build the first plant in the Iberian Peninsula capable of manufacturing ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)."
- [repsol.com](https://www.repsol.com/es/sala-prensa/notas-prensa/2022/repsol-invertira-105-millones-euros-complejo-industrial-puertollano-fabricar-super-polimero/index.cshtml), 2022-06-02: "La nueva planta, que fabricará polietileno de ultra alto peso molecular (UHMWPE, por sus siglas en inglés), estará operativa en 2024 y tendrá una capacidad anual de 15.000 toneladas."

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