Invest-NL N.V. is the Netherlands’ state-owned impact investment institution. Established in 2020, it provides risk capital to accelerate strategic transitions in the Dutch economy, with a primary focus on the energy transition and the circular economy.
For the chemical industry, Invest-NL finances technologies and projects that reduce emissions and resource use, such as biobased and recycled materials, electrification, hydrogen, carbon capture and utilization, and advanced recycling. It invests across stages—from venture capital for deep-tech and scale-ups to growth debt, project finance, and guarantees—often co-investing with private and public partners to mobilize additional capital and improve bankability. Invest-NL’s mandate covers both company growth and first-of-a-kind industrial plants in the Netherlands, aiming to help promising processes reach commercial scale while meeting environmental and societal impact criteria.
Also known as InvestNL.
chemXplore tracks 8 projects involving Invest-NL, of which 8 are active.
Invest-NL's role on them: Investor / Financier.
8 new construction.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 8 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Hydrogen (2), Iron (2), Plastic waste (2), 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (1), Benzene (1), Carbon dioxide (1)
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.
Purification unit brought online, completing commissioning of all major process units; integrated start-up moves toward first FDCA production and end‑2026 commercial deliveries.
Oxidation unit commissioned; full start-up and first FDCA production targeted end‑2026; 22 offtakes and >150 kt reservations secured; pursuing €55m equity plus a €20m NOM loan.
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%.
Reusable festival cup moulded from locally produced PHA (Caleyda) for the first time; material validated for processing and food-contact approval preparations underway.
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.
Becomes strategic partner in a spin-out commercialising an electrochemical route to turn captured CO₂ into glycolic acid and PLGA using renewable electricity; Salalah eyed for first non‑EU plant.
Moves into Front-End Engineering Design to refine plant design, reduce technical and execution risks, and prepare an engineering package for a Final Investment Decision.
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