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The European Commission is the executive arm of the European Union, responsible for proposing EU legislation, enforcing EU law, managing common programs and the budget, and representing the EU in international negotiations, particularly on trade and regulatory matters.
For the chemical industry, the Commission shapes the regulatory and policy framework that governs the EU market. It develops and implements chemicals legislation such as REACH and CLP (in cooperation with the European Chemicals Agency), advances the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and sets climate, energy, and circular-economy policies that affect production costs and market access (including the EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism). Through competition and state aid control, it oversees mergers, antitrust cases, and public support schemes impacting chemical producers. It also steers industrial policy and transition pathways for energy-intensive sectors, uses trade and customs instruments to address unfair practices, and mobilizes funding for innovation, decarbonisation, and strategic value chain resilience across the European chemical ecosystem.
Also known as EC.
chemXplore tracks 11 projects involving European Commission, of which 9 are active.
Besides these 9, the record holds 2 projects on hold.
Closest to start-up first.
3 more active projects and the 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 11 in chemXplore →
2 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.
Formal EU investigation into alleged exclusivity obligations and rebates in calcium carbonate sales to the paper industry, assessing potential abuse of dominance.
Pause of a local CCS project due to immature CO₂ transport and storage value chains and insufficient economic conditions. Geseke plant operations continue; other CCS projects proceed.
EU awards €223m to support Atlas CO₂ transport and storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf; designed for 6 Mtpa capacity (expandable) with first injection targeted for 2031.
Industrial-scale project to capture about 1 million tCO₂/year at a Barcelona cement plant, combining capture, transport infrastructure and oxy‑combustion technologies.
Recurring profit €195.8m; EBITDA €491.5m and on track for €620m FY; Teréga stake acquired for €573m and Saggas stake deal for €31m; €1/share dividend maintained.
Multimodal CO₂ storage hub in the Adriatic secures 2025 Innovation Fund support; targets 4 Mtpa by 2030 with potential to expand to 16 Mtpa.
Covers value‑chain integration, sustainable nickel development, infrastructure, skills and R&I, and will be followed by a joint roadmap with Member States and the EIB.
Converts excess shore crabs via chemical-free mechanical/thermal separation into aquafeed and pet-food proteins and shell-derived chitosan; pilot 2 t/day, target 40,000 t/yr.
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What each is building and closing, and the pipelines and grids between them, on one map.
The 6 sharing the most projects, of 24.
