Chemical industry in Romania

projects tracked
26
active
12

Projects in Romania

chemXplore tracks 26 projects in Romania, of which 12 are active.

  1. 2 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 10 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 9 new construction and 3 revamp / retrofit.

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

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

What moved recently

  • 13 October 2026 Rompetrol Quality Control Laboratory Equipment Modernization, Petromidia and Vega · Under Construction
  • 8 October 2026 Rompetrol Rafinare Petromidia 9.4 MW PV Plant · Announced / Concept
  • 10 September 2026 OMV Petrom Petrobrazi Refinery Electrical Infrastructure Revamp · Operational / Completed
  • 21 August 2026 Rompetrol Rafinare Vega Ploiesti 4.8 MW PV and Storage · Announced / Concept
  • July 2026 OMV Petrom 7 MW PV Project at Petrobrazi Refinery · Under Construction

Latest Romanian chemical industry news

13 October 2026
Rompetrol Quality Control upgrades Petromidia and Vega refinery laboratories

Around 40 analytical instruments installed across refinery and petrochemical labs to boost precision testing, digital workflows and capacity for fuels, solvents, bitumen and polymers.

9 October 2026
East Grain CEO Tamás Vincze on supply-chain focus, AGROFERT ties and expansion

CEO explains pivot from commodity trading to supply-chain integration, silo and feed investments, Maragro acquisition and recruitment ties to Cluj universities.

8 October 2026
Rompetrol Rafinare to install 9.4 MW PV plant at Petromidia refinery

9.4 MW PV at Petromidia to supply >9,800 MWh/year for internal use, cut ~6,024 tCO2/year; project cost ~44 million lei with 14 million lei EU Modernization Fund grant; completion by 31 Dec 2028.

30 September 2026
Lilly’s Foundayo shows cardiovascular safety and durable A1C and weight benefits in ACHIEVE‑4

Once‑daily oral GLP‑1 cut MACE vs insulin glargine, lowered A1C by 1.6% at 52 weeks and produced mean weight loss of 8.1 kg with durable effects to 104 weeks.

29 September 2026
OMV Petrom advances Strategy 2030 execution

Half of €11bn capex deployed; Neptun Deep first gas H1 2027; renewables, storage, SAF/HVO unit and expanded EV charging to 2030.

28 September 2026
OMV Petrom and Romgaz target first gas from Neptun Deep in H1 2027

First gas into Romania's NTS expected H1 2027; plateau by end‑Q3 2027 at ~8 bcm/year; development capex ~EUR 4bn; recoverable volumes ~100 bcm.

24 September 2026
European Commission T&Cs for €1bn industrial heat decarbonisation auction

€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.

21 September 2026
OMV Petrom advances EUR 560m SAF/HVO unit at Petrobrazi

EUR 560m unit to produce 250,000 t/yr SAF and renewable diesel from vegetable fats and used cooking oils; commissioning targeted for 2028.

18 September 2026
EMA CHMP restricts and redefines ipidacrine indications

CHMP limits ipidacrine to specific neuropathies, Alzheimer’s, intestinal atony and certain stroke/TBI recovery uses; removes several neuritis and demyelinating indications; cautions >80 mg/day.

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.