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NextChem S.p.A. is an Italian technology company specializing in sustainable solutions to support the energy transition and decarbonization of industrial processes. Headquartered in Rome and founded in 2018, it operates as a key subsidiary of the MAIRE group, a multinational engineering and technology company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange with a presence in about 50 countries.
The company focuses on three main business lines: Sustainable Fertilizers & Nitrogen-Based Fuels, Low-Carbon Energy Vectors, and Sustainable Materials & Circular Solutions. It develops and licenses proprietary technologies for sustainable ammonia production with renewable energy or carbon capture, hydrogen and syngas, carbon management including capture and utilization, methanol production, and circular solutions for plastics upcycling, biomass conversion, and recovery of value from waste materials.
NextChem serves global markets through licensing, engineering services, and project support in sectors including agriculture, transportation, energy, and materials. It has pursued growth via acquisitions such as MyReplast Industries for plastic recycling technologies and Ballestra Group for chemical process expertise, along with investments in critical metals recovery. The company maintains a portfolio of patents and partnerships with research centers while operating as part of MAIRE's Sustainable Technology Solutions unit.
Positioned as an enabler of low-emission industrial economies, NextChem contributes to the broader MAIRE group's efforts in green chemistry and energy transition technologies worldwide.
Also known as GasConTec, NextChem SpA, and KT Tech.
chemXplore tracks 14 projects involving NextChem, of which 13 are active.
NextChem's role on them: Owner, FEED, EPCI, Developer, Technology licensor, Technology / equipment supplier, and Pre-FEED / FEL study.
12 new construction and 1 conversion / repurposing.
3 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 13 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (6), Hydrogen (4), Ammonia (2), HVO (2), Methanol (2), Natural gas (2)
3,150 MTPD urea plant will use an Ultra‑Low Energy design, cutting steam use by 35% and cooling water by 16% versus conventional urea processes.
License and engineering package for single‑train 3,500 MTPD ammonia unit in Jubail; will produce 1.2 Mt ammonia/year and lift urea output to 7.4 Mt/year.
Two 3,850 MTPD urea units in Al Jubail; €125m technology package covering licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment; supports Saudi fertilizer capacity expansion.
New complex adds 1.2 Mt/yr ammonia and 2.6 Mt/yr urea, lifting urea capacity to 7.4 Mt/yr; construction starts Q4 2026, commercial production expected Q4 2030. Includes carbon capture tech.
Feasibility study to evaluate Ecofining‑based bio‑gasoline for motorsport performance and potential commercial rollout.
Contracts fund urea licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment across Asia, Europe and North America, plus a feasibility study for a 40,000 t/yr polyolefin upcycling plant.
Licensing, PDP and engineering for the syngas section of a North Queensland project converting sugarcane residues into sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel; potential 125,000 t/yr.
Revenues +6.9% to €3.68bn; EBITDA +14.7% to €266.2m; H1 order intake €7.2bn, backlog €16.3bn; Nextchem buys Ballestra and 70% of ETEK.
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The 8 with the most active projects, of 12 countries.
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