Chemical industry in Belgium

projects tracked
119
active
25
chemical parks
5

Projects in Belgium

chemXplore tracks 119 projects in Belgium, of which 25 are active.

  1. 5 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 9 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. 10 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 19 new construction, 4 expansion and 2 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

8 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 1 October 2026 Indaver Doel Ash Treatment Facility Expansion · Announced / Concept
  • 28 September 2026 DYKA Pelt PE/PP Pipes Expansion Belgium · Announced / Concept
  • 9 September 2026 D-CRBN Renewable Syngas Demonstration Plant Antwerp · FEED / Pre-FID
  • August 2026 Plug Power 100 MW Green Hydrogen Plant in Antwerp · Cancelled
  • 6 July 2026 RIFT Alpha One Iron Fuel Production Plant · FEED / Pre-FID

Latest Belgian chemical industry news

19 October 2026
BASF and HSCC explore 50:50 joint venture for European polyamide 6 value chain

Non-binding MoU to combine European PA6 value‑chain activities; possible inclusion of global extrusion outside North America; engineering plastics downstream businesses excluded.

19 October 2026
INEOS launches LowINCO₂ low‑carbon olefins and polymers

New LowINCO₂ range offers product carbon footprints up to half the European industry average and helps customers cut Scope 3 emissions.

15 October 2026
Covestro NV to consolidate polycarbonate production at Antwerp

Plans would cut four polycarbonate lines to one, end local BPA production, and could affect up to 260 of ~970 employees; aniline investment and most site activities will continue.

5 October 2026
Flemish and Dutch ports welcome Ports Summit declaration on ARRRA priorities

Summit endorses ARRRA cluster priorities: level playing field, cross-border energy networks and fast-track planning to accelerate hydrogen, CCS, circular economy and innovation.

5 October 2026
Alfa Laval to fully integrate Desmet to expand oils, fats and biofuel engineering

Combines upstream extraction with separation, heat‑transfer and downstream processing to offer end‑to‑end engineered solutions; phased integration completes by July 2027.

2 October 2026
Indaver and Sleco open Doel site for Voka Open Business Day

Public tours show energy-from-waste operations, lamp recycling, bottom-ash recovery and a landfill viewpoint across themed routes with music and family activities.

2 October 2026
ZILS advances Renewable Energy Community in Sines

Second client session presented CER business model, draft statutes and legal Q&A; links to WESHARE pilots in Antwerp and Getafe.

1 October 2026
Kemira completes acquisition of SIDRA Wasserchemie

Deal cleared by the German Federal Cartel Office; target is a coagulant producer with two German plants, EUR 40m revenue in 2025 and about 60 employees.

1 October 2026
Indaver launches Circulith: certified construction granulate from bottom ash

Certified granulates from bottom ash approved for concrete paving blocks, creating ~30,000 t/yr of aggregates and enabling scaled processing of third‑party bottom ash.

29 September 2026
North Sea Port: Optimising the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal after the New Lock

Calls for phased Ghent–Terneuzen Canal upgrades to exploit the NeoPanamax-capable New Lock, cut waits, deepen sections and boost inland-waterway freight on TEN-T corridors.

Chemical parks and clusters

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Cluster Watch

3 of the 16 chemical clusters of Northwest Europe are in Belgium.

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