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.
Project locations
New plants and plant expansions in 2023 across Europe.
Plant and project location data provided by chemXplore Analytics.
Categories
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 71 projects were completed.
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New construction vs expansion
- New construction: 41
- Expansion: 29
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Target substances top 10
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, Ammonia, Polypropylene, Lithium, Battery Black-mass, Hydrogen, Methanol, PET, Biodiesel, and Methane.
Owners & Investors
Top 7 companies involved as owner and/or investor in a project:
BASF, Northvolt, TotalEnergies, Celanese, INEOS, Grupa Azoty, Repsol, Covestro, Lonza, and ACC.
Countries top 7
Chemical clusters
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 Leuna Chemical Complex.
Engineering & Construction top 7
Companies awarded contracts for design, engineering or construction (FEED, EPC, EPCI) of the projects, sorted by number of projects:
Average Investment Amount
The average investment value per project.