Chemelot

Scale industrial textile-to-textile process converting hard-to-recycle polyester waste into recycled intermediates with ≈50% lower emissions, integrated into efficient, traceable circular supply chains.

The divestments aim to optimize the portfolio, enhance cash flow, and focus on high-margin markets, while maintaining strategic access and customer service.

Three of seven units shut; ~100 direct jobs lost while non-core product lines and ~164 staff remain. Loss risks supplier contracts (hydrogen off-take) and prompts calls for EU energy/policy action.

Production at Beek to end by Nov 2025 due to market pressures. 100 jobs affected. Support initiatives planned for employees.

They will develop advanced recycling solutions to convert post-consumer plastic waste into feedstock, supporting EU recycling goals and reducing carbon emissions.

The plant will process 27kt of waste plastics annually, offsetting 20kt of fossil resources and creating 40 jobs, supporting the transition to a circular plastics hub in Limburg.

A new plant in Geleen will process pre-sorted plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for circular polymer production, advancing the circular economy for plastics.

The plant in Geleen will produce 100,000 tonnes of renewable ethylene annually using Atol® technology, starting in 2026. The project, costing over EUR 130 million, aims to enhance sustainable plastic production.

The new plant at Chemelot will produce Thio-Sul® fertilizer, operational by mid-2024, employing 20 people. It supports sustainable agriculture and strengthens market presence in Western Europe.

The €1.8M investment aims to develop a plant for renewable ethylene production from ethanol, targeting 100,000 tonnes annually by 2026, supporting defossilisation and sustainability goals.