Chemical industry in Poland

Projects in Poland

chemXplore tracks 64 projects in Poland, of which 15 are active.

5 Announced / Concept 1 FID / Sanctioned 7 Under Construction 2 Commissioning & Start-up

12 new construction and 3 expansion.

Expected to start operating
2026
1 project
2027
1 project
2028
2 projects
2029
none
2030
1 project
2031
none

3 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 3 September 2026 Wody Polskie Hydropower Sites Silesia and Lesser Poland · Announced / Concept
  • 5 August 2026 ORLEN Marine Transshipment Terminal at Gdańsk Refinery · Operational / Completed
  • 4 August 2026 ORLEN New Power Kazimierz Biskupi Hybrid Solar-Wind · FID / Sanctioned
  • August 2026 PEJ Choczewo AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant, Poland · Under Construction
  • 13 July 2026 ORLEN Grudziądz CCGT Power Plant · Commissioning & Start-up

Owners and developers: ORLEN Group (4), PCC Rokita SA (2), PCC SE (2), Baltic Power Sp. z o.o. (1), Energa SA (1), Grupa Azoty S.A. (1)

Investors: European Investment Bank (3), Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. (1), National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (1), ORLEN Group (1), Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o. (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 9 of these 15 projects For subscribers

Targeting: 1,3-Butadiene (1), Ammonium nitrate (1), Carbon black (1), Ethanol (1), Monochloroacetic acid (MCA) (1), Natural gas (1)

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Latest Polish chemical industry news

24 September 2026
Lilly's Onswik approved by FDA as once‑weekly basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes

FDA clears once‑weekly basal insulin that reduces injection frequency vs daily therapy; Phase 3 QWINT trials in >3,400 adults showed non‑inferior A1C vs glargine and degludec.

22 September 2026
ORLEN seeks AI partners from large tech firms and R&D specialists

RFP open to AI vendors with generative AI, ML, data science and industrial deployment experience; Polish firms encouraged; details on Connect platform.

21 September 2026
ORLEN and Naftogaz expand LNG and fuels cooperation

Two MOUs explore three LNG cargoes for Q1 2027, petroleum-product supplies via Ukrnafta, crude processing in Central Europe, and potential transfer of fuel tanker trucks.

17 September 2026
EASA: EU SAF supply surpasses 2025 ReFuelEU target

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.

3 September 2026
EIB backs Poland: PLN 85m loan to NCBJ and hydropower advisory for Wody Polskie

PLN 85m loan will fund neutron lab, materials and free-electron laser upgrades; separate advisory work will assess three potential hydropower sites in coal-transition regions.

3 September 2026
ORLEN and Port of Gdynia to study LNG and bioLNG bunkering

Assess market demand, infrastructure and waterside/ship-to-ship bunkering feasibility for LNG and bioLNG to expand alternative marine fuel availability along the Polish coast.

3 September 2026
ORLEN launches Baltic Energy Initiative with 13 regional partners

Regional platform mobilises 14 organisations to coordinate offshore wind, LNG/bioLNG, hydrogen, CCS, SMRs and infrastructure protection across the Baltic Sea region.

26 August 2026
ORLEN starts production at Idun Nord, Alve Nord and Ørn in Skarv area

Adds ~30 million boe (mostly gas) and >4 billion m³ of gas; tied to Skarv FPSO with 4.5 kg CO2/boe intensity; lifts Skarv output toward 9 million boe by 2027.

24 August 2026
PCC Rokita and PCC EXOL: new alkoxylates and specialty chemicals plant in Brzeg Dolny

New flexible plant in Brzeg Dolny to produce non‑ionic surfactants, polyether polyols and ethoxylated compounds; completion targeted by end‑2028; investment ~PLN 842m.

20 August 2026
Equinor and ORLEN sign three-year Johan Sverdrup crude supply deal

Three-year agreement from September to deliver 5–9+ Mt/year of Johan Sverdrup crude to Central European refineries, with scope to add other NCS grades.

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