Chemical industry in Sweden

Projects in Sweden

chemXplore tracks 61 projects in Sweden, of which 26 are active.

7 Announced / Concept 4 FEED / Pre-FID 2 FID / Sanctioned 13 Under Construction

20 new construction, 4 expansion, 1 revamp / retrofit, and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
none
2027
8 projects
2028
3 projects
2029
none
2030
3 projects
2031
none

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

What moved recently
  • 8 September 2026 Kemira Iron Phosphate Pilot Plant, Helsingborg · Operational / Completed
  • September 2026 Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria Kiruna Copper Mine Restart, · Under Construction
  • 31 August 2026 Uniper NorthStarH2 e-methanol plant in Östersund · FEED / Pre-FID
  • 25 August 2026 LKAB Malmberget Sorting Plant · Under Construction
  • 12 August 2026 Boliden Laver Copper-Gold Mine Development · Announced / Concept

Owners and developers: LKAB (4), Lhyfe (2), Preem AB (2), Södra (2), Uniper SE (2), ABB (1)

Investors: Swedish Energy Agency (3), Uniper SE (2), Boliden Group (1), European Innovation Fund (1), European Investment Bank (1), LKAB (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 14 of these 26 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (5), Carbon dioxide (3), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (3), Copper (2), Methanol (2), Phosphorus (2)

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Latest Swedish chemical industry news

30 September 2026
Metso commissions 4-MW extra-large slurry pump test rig in Sala

New rig tests pumps up to 25,000 m³/h and verifies up to MD900 full-scale; designed for larger sizes and expands Sala test and logistics capabilities.

30 September 2026
Asahi Kasei consolidates pharmaceutical units under Asahi Kasei Therapeutics

Brings acquired specialty-pharma units into a single global management to pursue niche immunology, nephrology, transplant and infectious disease markets; targets ¥300bn by FY2030.

29 September 2026
LKAB: extracting phosphorus and rare earths from iron ore

Luleå industrial park will recover phosphorus and rare earths from iron ore output to bolster European supply security; demo plant starts soon and ~500 jobs expected.

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
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.

17 September 2026
SkyNRG CEO Maarten van Dijk to step down

Will leave the CEO role on 31 December 2026 and support handover through Q1 2027; Board has appointed Egon Zehnder to run the external CEO search.

14 September 2026
Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers for Saipem-built Stockholm Exergi BECCS plant

Heat-exchange package will support a BECCS plant capturing, liquefying and storing up to 800,000 t/yr CO2, with operations due to start in 2028.

14 September 2026
Altris, Clarios and InoBat push sodium‑ion toward pilot‑scale production

Validated cold‑start to −40°C and multi‑segment testing support move from technology development to pilot‑scale and small‑series production readiness.

8 September 2026
Metso to supply processing equipment for Viscaria copper mine

Delivery covers crushing, flotation, magnetic separation, filtration and other plant equipment for a 120,000 t/y copper concentrate operation; order ≈EUR 40m.

8 September 2026
Kemira starts iron phosphate pilot plant in Helsingborg

Pilot bridges lab and industrial scale to produce iron phosphate for LFP battery precursors, enabling customer testing, qualification and potential commercial scale-up to strengthen Western pCAM supply chains.

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