# BorsodChem opens new production site in Kazincbarcika, Hungary

BorsodChem, a subsidiary of Wanhua Chemical Group, inaugurated its new Site IV in Kazincbarcika, Hungary, on June 30, 2023. The €400 million brownfield site produces mono-nitrobenzene, aniline, and concentrated nitric acid, and includes a 50MW power plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-06-30
- Where: Kazincbarcika, Berente Village, Hungary
- Value: $436.0M (400.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 30 Jun 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 90 kt/year concentrated nitric acid
- Products: mono-nitrobenzene, aniline, concentrated nitric acid, MDI
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BorsodChem](https://endata.com/companies/22800.md)
- [Wanhua Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/5042.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [utech-polyurethane.com](https://www.utech-polyurethane.com/news/borsodchem-opens-new-production-site-hungary-receives-government-subsidy/), 2023-07-04: "By replacing imported aniline with local production, BorsodChem says it is significantly reducing the environmental impact caused by transporting this raw material."

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