Chemicals and materials derived from bio-based sources or designed for circular processes, such as bioplastics and recycled polymers.
chemXplore tracks 671 projects in biobased & circular, of which 314 are active.
256 new construction, 35 expansion, 12 revamp / retrofit, and 6 conversion / repurposing.
72 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Air Liquide SA (7), Eni S.p.A. (7), Perpetual Next B.V. (7), TotalEnergies SE (7), Nordic Ren-Gas Oy (6), BASF SE (5)
Investors: European Investment Bank (12), Invest-NL N.V. (8), European Innovation Fund (4), Momentum Global Ventures (4), NV NOM (4), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (4)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 197 of these 314 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Hydrogen (70), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (51), Carbon dioxide (42), Methanol (27), Methane (21), HVO (18)
NOK 260m project to replace a furnace and off-gas equipment; installation starts Q1 2027; second furnace stays operational; aims to cut emissions and enable more biocarbon use.
Solvent-based process selectively dissolves PPS from mixed waste, recovering polymer intact and removing contaminants for reuse, with scale-up and commercial target ~2030.
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.
Preferred electrolyzer supplier for over 1 GW of e‑SAF projects; initial 280 MW GenEco will produce ~110 t/day renewable H2 for jet fuel at Port of Vordingborg; ENDOR moving to FID.
Industrial trial converted demo-lens PMMA waste into crude MMA via depolymerization, demonstrating a potential closed‑loop route for acrylic eyewear materials.
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.
License, EPC, key equipment supply and commissioning support for a large e‑BiTAC v7 chlor‑alkali plant in Northwest China; low double‑digit million‑euro order.
Site and infrastructure works accelerate at Dunkirk gigafactory; electrical grid connection, supplier qualification and local talent programmes are advancing.
Long‑term offtake agreement supports ERA T.H2 PBtL plant in Normandy; commissioning in 2029 and commercial production starting 2031.
Half of €11bn capex deployed; Neptun Deep first gas H1 2027; renewables, storage, SAF/HVO unit and expanded EV charging to 2030.
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The 8 with the most active projects, of 44 countries.
