Carbon dioxide

projects tracked
168
active
109
producing plants
21

Also known as carbonic anhydride, carbonic acid gas, CO2, CO₂, R-744 and 3 more.

Carbon dioxide projects

chemXplore tracks 168 projects involving carbon dioxide, of which 109 are active.

116 capture it, 36 use it as feedstock, and 17 produce it.

  1. 23 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 38 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 5 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 38 projects Under Construction
  5. 5 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 89 new construction, 11 expansion and 8 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 5 10 15 20 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

35 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 29 October 2026 HDF Energy BaseBlue Power 250 MW blue hydrogen-to-power plant, West Texas · Announced / Concept · United States
  • 22 October 2026 Heidelberg Materials Geseke GeZero CCS project · On Hold / Postponed · Germany
  • 20 October 2026 United Capital Fertilizer Phase II Expansion, Chilanga, Zambia · Under Construction · Zambia
  • 13 October 2026 Carbon Clean Navi Mumbai 2 TPD Carbon Capture Pilot · Commissioning & Start-up · India
  • 18 September 2026 Project Greensand Port Esbjerg Carbon Dioxide transit terminal CCS · Operational / Completed · Denmark

Latest news on carbon dioxide

2 November 2026
BHP advances multiple pathways toward near‑zero steelmaking

Industry investment and policy support sustain demonstrations across blast‑furnace retrofits, DRI–ESF, and electrochemical routes while economics and infrastructure shape deployment timing.

2 November 2026
Nippon Shokubai acquires GOO Chemical and makes it a wholly owned subsidiary

Bought 100% of shares for 20,000 million yen to reinforce electronics/semiconductor materials and expand specialty-chemicals portfolio using GOO Chemical’s formulation and photosensitive technologies.

30 October 2026
ExxonMobil Q3 2026 results

Third-quarter results show strong cash flow, production milestones, record refining performance, CCS progress, and a $20B 2027 share-repurchase program.

30 October 2026
Moeve 9M 2026: Clean CCS EBITDA €2,409m and record €885m capex

Robust operations and refining raised product volumes; large Spain-focused capex ramp-up for energy transition; net debt fell to €2.1bn; construction begun on Europe’s largest green hydrogen project.

29 October 2026
Metsä Group posts comparable EBITDA EUR 357m YTD; Q3 comparable EBITDA EUR 100m

Cost-savings programme delivered substantial profit improvement early in Q4; sales and operating results declined year-on-year; investments in fibre packaging and a CO2 capture project announced.

29 October 2026
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver FEED study for CF Industries' Courtright urea liquor upgrade

FEED study assesses urea liquor upgrade at Courtright, Ontario, which could add more than 400,000 short tons/year of diesel exhaust fluid capacity if FID is positive.

29 October 2026
KBR posts Q3 FY2026 results and advances spin-off of Mission Technology Solutions

Revenue rose 5% to $2.0B and adjusted EBITDA increased 12% to $268M; backlog reached $23.1B. Spin-off of Mission Technology Solutions (Trinzic) targeted for Jan 4, 2027 with Investor Days in November.

29 October 2026
Topsoe licenses SynCOR for HDF Energy’s 250 MW BaseBlue power project in Texas

250 MW Texas power project to supply data centers from 2030 using hydrogen from natural gas with >95% CO₂ capture, ~400 t/day H₂ and ~1.1 MtCO₂ captured annually.

29 October 2026
Air Liquide Q3 2026: sales growth and BEYOND plan drive acceleration

Revenue rose ~4.3% excl. currency/energy; Electronics and Industrial Merchant led growth. Record investments, first €1bn buyback tranche launched and 2026–27 outlook confirmed.

28 October 2026
Petrobras production hits record 3.512 MMboed in 3Q26

Operational efficiency, FPSO ramp-ups and fewer shutdown losses drove output growth, supported by 12 new wells and refinery and decarbonization advances.

Carbon dioxide plants by country

chemXplore tracks 21 plants producing carbon dioxide in 13 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 13 countries.

Carbon dioxide producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 14 producers.

Carbon dioxide capture plants by country

chemXplore tracks 25 plants capturing carbon dioxide in 9 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 9 countries.

Companies capturing carbon dioxide

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The 3 with the most plants, of 18 companies.

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