Chemical industry in Spain

Projects in Spain

chemXplore tracks 140 projects in Spain, of which 39 are active.

10 Announced / Concept 3 FEED / Pre-FID 3 FID / Sanctioned 22 Under Construction 1 Commissioning & Start-up

23 new construction, 10 expansion, and 3 revamp / retrofit.

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

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

What moved recently
  • 17 September 2026 Moeve Onuba 300 MW Green Hydrogen Project · Under Construction
  • August 2026 Saint-Gobain FurHy Hybrid Furnace, Avilés · FID / Sanctioned
  • July 2026 Ercros Tarragona Vila-seca Decarbonisation Revamp · FID / Sanctioned
  • 26 May 2026 Repsol Puertollano Renewable Diesel Conversion · Operational / Completed
  • May 2026 Repsol Puertollano Renewable diesel · Operational / Completed

Owners and developers: Repsol (6), Moeve, S.A. (5), Ercros (4), BASF SE (3), Enagás (3), Exolum (2)

Investors: European Investment Bank (3), Enagás Renovable (2), Ercros (2), Institut Català de Finances (2), Kutxabank (2), Volkswagen (2)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 18 of these 39 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (11), Methanol (4), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (4), Carbon dioxide (2), HVO (2), Oxygen (2)

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Latest Spanish 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.

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.

17 September 2026
Moeve starts Onuba — 300 MW first phase of Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley

First phase delivers 300 MW (option +105 MW), ~45,000 tH2/yr, >€1bn phase investment, €304m public support and an expected >8,000 jobs across the value chain.

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.

16 September 2026
Moeve brings Hy24 and COFIDES into Onuba phase of Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley

First phase includes a 300 MW electrolyser (>€1bn capex), ~45,000 t H2/yr and ~250,000 t CO2 avoided; received €304m public funding and reached FID.

11 September 2026
Plastic Energy transfers TEPEAR plant stake to TotalEnergies

Stake in Grandpuits recycling plant transferred to full ownership; plant uses TAC™ technology under licence and recycles 15,000 t/yr.

9 September 2026
Moeve and ArcelorMittal launch G2G innovation platform for green-molecule steel decarbonization

Joint public‑private platform to develop large‑scale projects using biomethane, renewable hydrogen and second‑generation biofuels to cut CO2 in steel production.

8 September 2026
Exolum August 2026 deliveries to Spain down 0.3% y/y

Total outflows 3.7 million cubic metres; gasoline +6.7%, diesel -3.5%; motor fuels 2.5 million m³ (-0.1%); kerosene 868,700 m³ (+4.8%).

2 September 2026
Alfa Laval to supply electrolyzer cooling for Moeve’s Onuba H2 project

Selected to supply 60 heat exchangers for electrolyzer and balance-of-plant cooling at La Rábida; initial 300 MW electrolysis, expandable by 105 MW, targeting 45,000 t/yr green hydrogen.

31 August 2026
AGC Glass Europe and Saint‑Gobain launch hybrid furnace project

Hybrid furnace to cut CO₂ from flat glass production; construction starts Jan 2027, production H2 2027; co-funded by the EU ETS Innovation Fund.

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