Chemical industry in The Netherlands

Projects in The Netherlands

chemXplore tracks 172 projects in The Netherlands, of which 57 are active.

12 Announced / Concept 16 FEED / Pre-FID 7 FID / Sanctioned 19 Under Construction 3 Commissioning & Start-up

46 new construction, 6 expansion, 3 revamp / retrofit, and 2 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
2 projects
2027
11 projects
2028
7 projects
2029
6 projects
2030
7 projects
2031
none

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

What moved recently
  • 1 October 2026 Gate Terminal 4th LNG Tank Expansion, Rotterdam · Operational / Completed
  • October 2026 Gasunie WarmtelinQ Vlaardingen-The Hague Heat Pipeline · Commissioning & Start-up
  • 21 September 2026 RWE Moerdijk 400 MW Battery Storage · FID / Sanctioned
  • 7 September 2026 Yara Sluiskil CO2 Liquefaction and CCS Project · Operational / Completed
  • September 2026 LBC Rotterdam Rainbow 3 Expansion · Operational / Completed

Owners and developers: Gasunie (9), Hynetwork (5), Shell (4), EBN (3), Port of Rotterdam (3), RWE AG (3)

Investors: Invest-NL N.V. (6), Gasunie (5), NV NOM (4), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (3), EBN (2), Infinity Recycling (2)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 38 of these 57 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (16), Pyrolysis oil (7), Carbon dioxide (6), Plastic waste (5), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (4), Methanol (3)

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Latest Dutch chemical industry news

5 October 2026
Flemish and Dutch ports welcome Ports Summit declaration on ARRRA priorities

Summit endorses ARRRA cluster priorities: level playing field, cross-border energy networks and fast-track planning to accelerate hydrogen, CCS, circular economy and innovation.

5 October 2026
Perpetual Next and Lhyfe sign MoU to explore renewable hydrogen supply for DeltaNor biomethanol in Delfzijl

MoU to assess local renewable hydrogen supply for a planned Delfzijl biomethanol plant, targeting roughly 12,000 tonnes H2 per year to boost biomethanol yields.

5 October 2026
Bilfinger awarded multi‑service framework with Delamine at Delfzijl

Single-source framework for engineering, installation, asset performance, access and insulation at Delfzijl chemical park; three-year term with two-year extension option.

1 October 2026
Henkel completes acquisition of Netherlands-based Stahl

Adhesive Technologies expands into specialty coatings after closing the Stahl deal; Stahl adds leather, performance and packaging coatings, €725m sales and ~1,800 employees.

1 October 2026
Avantium spins out Parana Technology into Parana Materials

Independent startup to commercialize plant‑based high‑performance polyesters (PISOX, PISA, PEIT/PEIF) using common monomers and existing industrial assets.

1 October 2026
Kemira completes acquisition of SIDRA Wasserchemie

Deal cleared by the German Federal Cartel Office; target is a coagulant producer with two German plants, EUR 40m revenue in 2025 and about 60 employees.

1 October 2026
Gate terminal adds fourth 180,000 m³ LNG tank, boosting regasification to 20 bcm/y

New 180,000 m³ tank adds 4 bcm/y regasification, raising terminal capacity to 20 bcm/y and strengthening supply security for the Netherlands and NW Europe.

30 September 2026
EMA roadmap to improve women's inclusion in medicines development

Regulators and stakeholders agreed 10 priority actions to close research, trial and data gaps and improve inclusion of women across the medicines lifecycle, with a roadmap due by end-2026.

30 September 2026
Avantium publishes H1 2026 financials and completes Worley close-out for FDCA Flagship Plant

H1: revenues €4.7m, EBITDA -€18.8m, cash €23.9m; first FDCA batch produced; planned equity raise ≥€55m and proposed €20m facility; Worley contractual close‑out finalised.

29 September 2026
North Sea Port: Optimising the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal after the New Lock

Calls for phased Ghent–Terneuzen Canal upgrades to exploit the NeoPanamax-capable New Lock, cut waits, deepen sections and boost inland-waterway freight on TEN-T corridors.

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