Chemical industry in Portugal

Wood Mackenzie places Sines top in Iberia and top quartile in Europe; deep-conversion, Atlantic port and €650m green-hub investments shield it amid closure risks.

Revenue rose to SEK 30.4bn and operating profit to SEK 5.4bn (SEK 4.9bn excl. PIR). Stable production; records at Kevitsa and Harjavalta; agreement to buy 64.68% of Nexa Resources.

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.

Europe needs competitive, secure power at scale, resilient industrial capabilities and public interventions that unlock private capital to convert hydrogen targets into operating plants.

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.

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

Deploys a digital twin-based Hydrogen Performance Suite for a 100 MW plant in Sines to boost scheduling and energy procurement; targets 15,000 t H2/yr and ~110,000 t CO2e avoided.

Centralized, semi-automated electrolyzer cell assembly hub in Portugal to shorten lead times, raise throughput and deliver ready-to-install cell packages for projects across Europe.

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

Preferred electrolyzer supplier for over 1 GW of e‑SAF projects; initial 280 MW GenEco will produce ~110 t/day renewable H2 for jet fuel at Port of Vordingborg; ENDOR moving to FID.