De Smet SA Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) is a Belgium-based engineering and contracting firm serving the agro-industrial, chemical, and bio-based processing sectors. The company designs and delivers industrial plants for sugar and starch processing, vegetable oil extraction and refining, oleochemicals, biodiesel and ethanol, glycerine, and biomass- or waste-to-energy applications, along with related utilities and water treatment systems.
DSEC’s services span the full project lifecycle, including feasibility and techno‑economic studies, process and detailed engineering, procurement, construction and site management, commissioning and start-up, as well as modernization and debottlenecking of existing facilities. Operating internationally, the company executes EPC and EPCM contracts and integrates suitable licensed and in-house process solutions to meet defined performance, safety, and sustainability requirements across food, feed, renewable fuels, and specialty chemical value chains.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving DSEC, of which one is active.
DSEC's role on them: EPC and EPCM.
1 new construction.
Contractors and licensors are recorded on this project For subscribers
Targeting: Ethyl acetate (1), Hydrogen (1)
The plant will produce 50,000 tonnes of renewable ethyl acetate annually, creating 50 jobs. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance local supply security, with commissioning by summer 2025.
The partnership aims to optimize the Furacell™ process, targeting 80 ktpa Cyrene™ production by 2030, leveraging Valmet's expertise in biomass-to-energy solutions and plant automation.
The ReSolute project will build a plant to produce 1,000 tonnes of Cyrene™ annually from renewable biomass, creating new manufacturing and employment opportunities in Europe.
