Water

EC 231-791-2

projects tracked
23
active
16
producing plant
1

Also known as water vapor, water vapour, H2O, and água.

Water projects

chemXplore tracks 23 projects involving water, of which 16 are active.

14 produce it and 9 use it as feedstock.

  1. 5 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 7 projects Under Construction
  5. 2 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 9 new construction, 6 revamp / retrofit and 1 expansion.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

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

What moved recently

  • 5 October 2026 Metso Thickener Modernization at Chile Mining Site · Announced / Concept · Chile
  • September 2026 Iberdrola Green Heat Asturias renewable steam plant · Commissioning & Start-up · Spain
  • 25 August 2026 INA Rijeka Refinery Back-Pressure Steam Turbines Revamp · Commissioning & Start-up · Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • 30 July 2026 bp Atlantis Major Facility Expansion · Operational / Completed · United States
  • 30 July 2026 Veolia Cúcuta Water and Sanitation Modernization · Announced / Concept · Colombia

Latest news on water

25 October 2026
SONATRACH inspects Tlemcen 300,000 m³/day desalination project

Chairman ordered three 8-hour crews and tighter coordination to keep construction on schedule for a plant serving about three million residents.

20 October 2026
KBR wins four-year SA Water contract to support A$3.3 billion infrastructure programme

Four-year programme supports A$3.3bn of water projects including dam upgrades, mains replacement, pipelines, desalination and treatment-plant works.

16 October 2026
Hy24 to acquire Hynamics from EDF Pulse Ventures

Agreement to transfer a low-carbon hydrogen producer active in France and the UK, targeting closing in Q1 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.

15 October 2026
Sinopec PBST biodegradable mulch film deployed in Yingkou 10,000‑mu rice project

PBST mulch film applied across 10,000‑mu rice paddies, saving water and fertilizer, eliminating herbicide use, improving fertilizer efficiency and cutting methane emissions.

13 October 2026
Rompetrol Quality Control upgrades Petromidia and Vega refinery laboratories

Around 40 analytical instruments installed across refinery and petrochemical labs to boost precision testing, digital workflows and capacity for fuels, solvents, bitumen and polymers.

13 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels' FlexSAF redesign boosts Project Starling output

Flexible plant design merges eSAF and advanced bioSAF on one brownfield site, raising Starling output from 25,000 to ~42,000 tpa and cutting per-tonne costs.

12 October 2026
WACKER unveils high-performance silicones for FAKUMA

Two new LSR grades: a self-adhesive, high-tear, non-postcure overmolding grade and an oil-exuding, coolant‑resistant sealant for EV battery cooling circuits.

8 October 2026
Koch Technology Solutions and Alpek sign license for Suape PTA steam-reduction retrofit

License-backed retrofit to cut steam consumption, improve energy efficiency and competitiveness at the Suape PTA plant; moves to Process Design Package after a feasibility study.

6 October 2026
thyssenkrupp nucera opens company-operated electrolyzer cell Assembly Hub in Portugal

Centralized, semi-automated electrolyzer cell assembly hub in Portugal to shorten lead times, raise throughput and deliver ready-to-install cell packages for projects across Europe.

5 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels seeks community input on Siddick SAF facility

Drop-in on 15 Oct to view early plans for a 40-acre SAF plant at Siddick producing ~42,000 t/yr and creating 500 construction and 150+ permanent jobs.

Water plants by country

chemXplore tracks 1 plant producing water in 1 country.

plants

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