Our plants
Fortaleza
Maranhão
Uruguay
The first chlor-alkali plant installed onsite a water treatment facility in the world
Our plant in Fortaleza, under the name of Alliance Química, has been operating since 2014 onsite CAGECE’s (State of Ceara Water and Sewage Company) Gavião water treatment facility.
The plant has been providing uninterrupted disinfection services since inception and currently delivers just over five metric tons of chlorine per day as highly chlorinated water. The plant also produces caustic soda and sodium hypochlorite as byproducts of the production which are sold into the local market. The sodium hypochlorite serves as the emergency reserve of chlorine in case the production stops for any reason. The plant at any time has between 5-7 days of chlorine stored as sodium hypochlorite and an additional 15 days of raw materials such as salt.
The plant in Fortaleza was a first of its kind and only full chlor-alkali plant installed onsite a water treatment facility in the world.
Nossa planta em Fortaleza é exemplo de nosso compromisso e confiabilidade: estamos operando desde 2014.
The chlor-alkali plant furthest north in Brazil
Our plant in Fortaleza, under the name of Alliance Química, has been operating since 2014 onsite CAGECE’s (State of Ceara Water and Sewage
Located in Codó-MA, the plant has a production capacity of 12 tons per day of chlorine equivalent which is currently being expanded to 19.5 tons per day (expected to be completed by May 2022).
The plant began operating in November 2020 and has been supplying chlorine derivatives at competitive prices to the region, contributing to the economic development of a region that is one of the least developed in Brazil. We are contributing to the industrialization of a region which previously had a difficult access to our products and significantly reducing the carbon footprint in the supply chain.
Introduction of clean mercury-free production in Uruguay as a more environmentally friendly alternative
The plant located in Canelones, Uruguay, was installed with the objective of providing the local market with an alternative supplier of chlor-alkali products. The market had been historically controlled by a single mercury technology plant for almost 60 years. Chlorum’s plant not only provided cleaner products but also supply competition for the first time in a monopolistic market.
Our plant has been operational since 2017 and expanded production to 12 tons per day of chlorine in 2020. We supply sodium hypochlorite, hydrochloric acid and caustic soda into the local market and neighboring countries.
Positive Impact
Investment in the Region
Over US$60 million have been invested in three new industrial plants in the region that were directly or indirectly related to Chlorum’s plant providing high quality jobs and investments to the region.
No Additional Investment by the Water Company
Chlorum made 100% of the required investment, allowing for the water company to direct its funds toward its core business of treating and delivering potable water to the residents of Fortaleza.
Reduced risk of chlorine gas
By producing onsite, the plant eliminated the risk of transporting, storing and handling chlorine to the water company, its employees and cities in which the chlorine had to be transported through.
Environmentally Safe
The membrane technology used by the plant allows for a production that is free of toxic effluents and substituted chlorine that was previously produced from mercury technology production.
Carbon Impact
We estimate an annual net reduction of CO2e emissions of 2,600 tons per year considering the net reduction of transportation for both raw materials and final products. In addition to reduction of emissions from transportation, the plant is run fully on renewable energy sources.
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