Chemical industry in Brazil

projects tracked
39
active
26
chemical park
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Projects in Brazil

chemXplore tracks 39 projects in Brazil, of which 26 are active.

  1. 7 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 1 project FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. 16 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 15 new construction, 7 expansion and 4 revamp / retrofit.

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

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

What moved recently

  • 8 October 2026 Alpek Suape PTA Steam-Reduction Retrofit · Announced / Concept
  • 9 September 2026 Petrobras Reduc Photovoltaic Plant, Duque de Caxias · Announced / Concept
  • 27 August 2026 Petrobras FPSO P-82 Newbuild for Búzios Field · Commissioning & Start-up
  • 24 August 2026 Petrobras Repar New Diesel HDT Unit, Brazil · Announced / Concept
  • 17 August 2026 Petrobras São Tomé CCS Pilot, Quissamã · Under Construction

Latest Brazilian chemical industry news

8 October 2026
Koch Technology Solutions and Alpek sign license for Suape PTA steam-reduction retrofit

License-backed retrofit to cut steam consumption, improve energy efficiency and competitiveness at the Suape PTA plant; moves to Process Design Package after a feasibility study.

8 October 2026
QatarEnergy and Petrobras secure seven Ceará Basin exploration blocks

Seven deepwater exploration blocks in Brazil’s Ceará Basin (≈4,700 km²; 2,000–3,600 m depths) awarded in ANP’s 6th concession round; contracts expected H1 2027.

6 October 2026
TechnipFMC wins Petrobras flexible pipe contract

Design, engineering and manufacture of flexible flowlines for multiple pre-salt fields; classed as a $75–$250M 'significant' contract and booked in Q3 2026.

3 October 2026
Petrobras tops R$700 billion market value after Amapá discovery

Reached R$700.08bn after an ultra‑deep‑water discovery off Amapá; shares jumped and production rose to nearly 3 million b/d.

2 October 2026
Petrobras discovers oil in ultra‑deep Morpho well off Amapá

New oil-bearing interval in Morpho well (block FZA-M-59) at 2,886 m water depth; identified by electrical logs, rock indications and fluid samples; lab analyses ongoing.

2 October 2026
Petrobras: press conference on new deep‑water Amapá discovery

Magda Chambriard will brief media on a new oil discovery in deep waters off Amapá; onsite attendance and Teams streaming available; accreditation required by 13h.

2 October 2026
Petrobras invests R$800 million in Repar (Araucária) maintenance shutdown

Scheduled shutdown from Oct 5 to the second half of November to modernize units, improve safety and energy efficiency; peak workforce about 6,000.

2 October 2026
Petrobras press conference on Amapá deep-water oil discovery

Hybrid press conference detailed a new deep-water oil discovery on the Brazilian equatorial margin; top executives participated and a video was released.

1 October 2026
Lilly: Foundayo linked to reduced 10‑year predicted type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk

Post‑hoc ATTAIN‑1 modelling: oral orforglipron cut predicted 10‑year type 2 diabetes risk up to 57% and cardiovascular risk up to 18% versus placebo at 72 weeks.

30 September 2026
PETRONAS advances sustainable fuels with Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS F1

Advanced Sustainable Fuel (ASF) powers Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS in F1’s first season of advanced sustainable fuels; PETRONAS is building biorefinery capacity for SAF, HVO and bio‑naphtha.

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