This report presents a visual overview of developments in the European chemical industry in 2023, highlighting new construction and expansion projects. It details the involved companies, target substances, and countries where these developments took place.
New plants and plant expansions in 2023 across Europe.
Plant and project location data provided by chemXplore Alpha.
Each project is labeled with one or more categories or sectors based on their target chemical processes. As can be seen from the chart, biobased & circular and energy related investments clearly outnumber other categorie in 2023.
A estimated total of 64 projects were completed.
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Number of projects that target the production of these chemical substances. In addtion to targeting the production of substances, there are also 1 projects aiming to capture & store carbon dioxide (CCS).
Most targeted substances include Propylene , Lithium , Battery Black-mass , Hydrogen , PET , Chlorine , Ammonia , Nitric acid , Sodium hydroxide , and Methane .
Top 7 companies involved as owner and/or investor in a project:
BASF , Northvolt , ACC , TotalEnergies , Celanese , INEOS , Air Liquide , Grupa Azoty , Covestro , and Lonza .
Many projects are located on a chemical park or cluster. This is the top 5 with the highest number of projects completed in 2023:
BASF Schwarzheide GmbH, Ghent Industrial zone, Chemmed Cluster Tarragona, Port Of Antwerp, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Chemelot, and Valuepark Terneuzen.
Companies awarded contracts for design, engineering or construction (FEED, EPC, EPCI) of the projects, sorted by number of projects:
The average investment value per project.
