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Groningen Seaports is the port authority for the Dutch North Sea ports of Delfzijl and Eemshaven, managing the seaports and adjacent industrial estates in the province of Groningen. It oversees land development, port infrastructure, and access for sea-going and inland vessels in the Northern Netherlands.
The ports host a diversified industrial cluster spanning chemicals, energy, circular industry, logistics, offshore wind assembly and maintenance, and data infrastructure. Groningen Seaports provides and coordinates essential utilities and connections for industry, including quays, terminals, road and rail links, pipeline corridors, and high-capacity power and steam networks.
The authority works with companies, knowledge institutions, and public bodies to enable safe, efficient port operations and long-term industrial development. It supports regional decarbonization initiatives—such as hydrogen, green gases, and e-fuels—aimed at reducing emissions from heavy industry and maritime transport, and facilitates permitting processes in cooperation with government authorities.
With strengths in bulk and project cargo, proximity to the North Sea, and space for industrial expansion, Groningen Seaports plays a central role in the Northern Netherlands’ chemical and energy value chains and in the transition toward more sustainable industrial production and logistics.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Groningen Seaports, of which 2 are active.
Closest to start-up first.
Convert plastic waste into about 10,000 t/y of renewable aromatic oil and downstream benzene, phthalic anhydride and aromatics for circular supply chains; first plant operational early 2028.
First commercial ICCP plant in Delfzijl will process 20,000 t/yr mixed plastic into ~10,000 t/y BTX aromatic oil and ~8,000 t/y by-products, cutting GHG 70–80%.
First commercial plant directly converting mixed plastic waste into 10,000 t/yr BTX plus 8,000 t by-products; construction begins early 2027, start-up mid‑2028.
The plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, cutting GHG emissions by up to 90%. KLM is the main off-taker. Construction follows a seven-year development phase. Completion is due in 2028.
The plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, cutting GHG emissions by up to 90%. KLM is the main off-taker. Construction starts after securing non-recourse project financing.
Royal opening marks start of a 50,000 t/yr tyre pyrolysis plant producing marine fuel, circular naphtha, recovered carbon black and tyre pyrolysis oil; modular expansion to 200,000 t/yr planned.
Gervais Green joins to enhance governance and international growth. Collaboration with Fluor and ING supports biomethanol expansion and strategic partner admission.
The BaseLoad Power Hub arrives in Eemshaven for hydrogen research, marking progress in the Dutch energy transition and Groningen's Hydrogen Valley development.
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