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ZILS – Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS) is a large industrial park in Sines, Portugal, integrated with the deep-water Port of Sines. It provides land and shared infrastructure for heavy industry, energy and logistics, supporting export- and import-intensive operations across global supply chains.
The zone hosts activities spanning oil refining, petrochemicals and plastics, LNG regasification and storage, bulk liquids handling, power and fuels, pulp and paper, and port-related logistics. Companies operating in ZILS benefit from liquid bulk terminals linked by pipeline corridors to industrial sites, as well as road and rail connections to Portugal and Spain.
For process industries, ZILS offers access to core utilities and services typically required at scale, including electricity and natural gas networks, industrial water and effluent treatment, and permitted plots suitable for large installations. Its proximity to a deep-water port and established energy and chemicals ecosystem makes it a focal location in Iberia for conventional and lower-carbon projects in chemicals, fuels and related materials.
Sines grinding plant restarted to produce ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS); capacity >400,000 t/yr, 2,500 t ready for dispatch; near Port of Sines; supports decarbonisation and local jobs.
Antimony refinery planned at Sines industrial zone; expected to create ~150 skilled direct jobs and ~300 indirect jobs while strengthening Europe’s critical metals processing capacity.
High-quality digital infrastructure - submarine-cable access, upgraded networks and metro proximity - boosts parks' competitiveness, attracting data centres, tech clusters and global value chains.
Sines' ZILS hub attracts over €25bn in project leads; a study will quantify the port-industrial impact; Évora–Badajoz rail will strengthen hinterland access versus Valencia.
The plant will produce 15,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually, cutting 110,000 tonnes of CO₂, and will be operational by late 2026, enhancing ZILS as a key energy transition hub.
