chemXplore tracks 154 projects in France, of which 40 are active.
28 new construction, 10 expansion, and 2 conversion / repurposing.
Expected to start operating, per year; 8 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Air Liquide SA (3), Arkema (3), TotalEnergies SE (3), Engie (2), Futerro (2), Haropa Port (2)
Investors: ADEME (4), BPI France Investissement (2), European Investment Bank (2), Air Liquide SA (1), Arkema (1), Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 22 of these 40 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Hydrogen (8), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (5), Carbon dioxide (4), E- Fuels (3), Methane (3), Naphtha (3)
Priority access to a new Gen4 inorganic solid‑state cell; Mercedes will run electrical, thermal and safety trials to assess suitability for future EV platforms.
€1bn Europe-wide auction for industrial process-heat decarbonisation; bidding opens early Dec 2026. Supports electrification, renewable heat and SMRs with a fixed premium per tCO2.
New SMR hydrogen unit commissioned to supply the Jarrie site; €10m investment and first phase of a major plan through 2028 to optimise hydrogen flows and raw‑material supply.
New production site connects sourcing, transformation, innovation and production, links with Floral Concept and extends local naturals know‑how into Symrise’s global perfumery network.
Measures effective 25 Sept 2026–end Feb 2027 to curb surging, heavily subsidised GOES imports from Asia and protect the transformer supply chain.
Exclusive Licensing Collaboration makes one partner the worldwide licensor of CTR® LDPE technology, formalising long-standing cooperation and leveraging decades of execution expertise.
SAF reached 1.1 Mt (2.8% share), a near sixfold rise from 2024; supplied at 121 airports, 84% produced in the EU, and 18 Member States host production projects.
A French premium naturals house will join the Fragrance division and form a Naturals cluster with Maison Lautier 1795 in Pays de Grasse; business continuity prioritized.
Closure of Ranville cement site after weak French demand; 87 employees affected; shift to lower‑clinker, higher‑value cement to cut CO₂; €650m invested in other French sites.
Three-year, €100M+ programme combining petaflops-scale data and a century of geoscience expertise to generate development scenarios and optimise projects.
