Chemical industry in Sweden

Projects in Sweden

chemXplore tracks 62 projects in Sweden, of which 27 are active.

7 Announced / Concept 4 FEED / Pre-FID 2 FID / Sanctioned 13 Under Construction 1 Commissioning & Start-up

20 new construction, 4 expansion, 2 revamp / retrofit, and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
none
2027
9 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
  • 30 September 2026 Metso Sala slurry pump test rig and warehouse expansion · Commissioning & Start-up
  • 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

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 15 of these 27 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
Perstorp reviews organisation to align with market conditions

About 140 employees in Sweden expected to be affected; global scope and timing will depend on local consultations and legal requirements.

30 September 2026
EnviTec Biogas H1 2026 results and accelerated shift from electricity to biomethane

Sales and total output rose in H1 2026; EBITDA and EBT fell due to Bio‑LNG commercialisation costs and a retroactive policy change. Won ~16 MW EEG award and plans ~€100m investment to 2029.

30 September 2026
EnviTec Biogas H1 2026: revenue growth and shift from electricity to biomethane

Revenues and output rose, but H1 earnings fell due to bio‑LNG market costs and abolition of double counting; secured 16 MW in EEG auction and plans €100m investment to expand biomethane conversion.

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.

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