Chemical industry in Italy

projects tracked
72
active
21
chemical parks
5

Projects in Italy

chemXplore tracks 72 projects in Italy, of which 21 are active.

  1. 8 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 11 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 18 new construction, 2 expansion and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 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

  • 30 October 2026 Sasol ISOSIV Paraffin Unit Restart, Augusta, Italy · Operational / Completed
  • October 2026 Repsol Cerignola 99 MW agrivoltaic plant · Under Construction
  • 27 July 2026 Enilive Venice Biorefinery Deoxygenation Unit · Announced / Concept
  • 6 July 2026 Eni Storage Systems LFP Gigafactory and BESS Plant in Brindisi · Under Construction
  • 25 June 2026 Iberdrola Fénix 243 MW Solar PV Plant · Operational / Completed

Latest Italian chemical industry news

30 October 2026
EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on PET Spunbond from China

Definitive duties of 39.8–48.1% for five years follow provisional duties of 45.6–50% in force since May 2026; EU industry injured; market worth €200m.

30 October 2026
Sasol International Chemicals restarts ISOSIV paraffin unit in Italy

ISOSIV paraffin unit resumes operation, restoring normal paraffin supply used for DETAL LAB and LAS and enabling Sasol to lift a prior force majeure on those products.

29 October 2026
Repsol commits €11.5bn to projects in Spain through 2030

Plans include renewable hydrogen, a renewable-fuel plant, pumped hydro expansion and a circular methanol facility; extends customer fuel discounts and launches a new €950m buyback.

28 October 2026
Syensqo stops C6O4 production at Spinetta Marengo

Ends use of fluorosurfactants for most fluoropolymers by adopting a new polymerization process; about 1% of production still needs further research and qualification.

21 October 2026
Merck’s KEYTRUDA plus Padcev approved by European Commission for perioperative treatment of resectable MIBC

EU clears first PD‑1 inhibitor plus ADC regimen for resectable muscle‑invasive bladder cancer regardless of cisplatin eligibility; phase 3 showed EFS HR 0.53 and OS HR 0.65.

20 October 2026
Eni and Snam's Ravenna CCS selected for EU Innovation Fund

Multimodal CO₂ storage hub in the Adriatic secures 2025 Innovation Fund support; targets 4 Mtpa by 2030 with potential to expand to 16 Mtpa.

8 October 2026
Syensqo expands certified circular portfolio with UL validation for Fomblin Y

UL validates Fomblin Y as circular; ~40% of allocated fluorine comes from post‑industrial recycled HF, yielding 25% recycled content via mass balance, with investment at Spinetta Marengo to boost recovery.

6 October 2026
AGC Biologics expands cell therapy development hub at Yokohama

Yokohama technical center began cell therapy process development in July 2025 and has been awarded multiple exosome and T‑cell projects, including a program transferred from Milan.

1 October 2026
XRG backs Argentina's push to become global LNG supplier

Argentina targets global LNG supply; first phase 12 Mtpa from Vaca Muerta with YPF and Eni partnership, promising over 40,000 jobs and export revenues.

1 October 2026
ENGEL integrated WINTEC e-win 1800 production cell and viper 6 debut

High-volume, CE-compliant production cell for small automotive connectors delivering 57,600 parts/hr with digital assistance for process stability and high availability.

Chemical parks and clusters

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