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Dortmund/Milan | thyssenkrupp nucera | June 24, 2025 — Chemical Marketing and Distribution Company (CMDC), a subsidiary of Basic Chemical Industries (BCI) Group, has awarded a key contract to thyssenkrupp nucera for a major expansion of its chlor-alkali plant in Jubail Industrial City. The contract, valued at approximately EUR 15 million, will see thyssenkrupp nucera supply advanced membrane technology, deliver essential equipment and spare parts, and provide comprehensive engineering services. The project is expected to boost the plant’s production capacity by 40%, significantly increasing output of caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, hydrochloric acid, and liquid chlorine. Completion is scheduled within 19 months.

This expansion reflects BCI Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s industrial growth and Vision 2030 goals. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Dammam, BCI has grown to become the largest privately owned chemical company in the Kingdom, with a strong presence across the GCC region. The group operates through several subsidiaries, with core activities spanning chlor-alkali manufacturing, water treatment solutions, industrial adhesives, polyurethane systems, and specialty chemicals. BCI is recognized as one of the earliest and most innovative chlor-alkali producers in the region, introducing state-of-the-art membrane technology as early as 1983 to ensure high-quality, environmentally responsible production.

BCI’s strategic location in Saudi Arabia’s industrial heartland enables it to efficiently serve major clients in the oil and gas, water treatment, and industrial sectors, both domestically and in neighboring Gulf countries. The Jubail plant’s expanded capacity will further enhance BCI’s ability to supply critical chemical products to local industries and export markets in Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Oman.

The partnership between CMDC and thyssenkrupp nucera builds on a long-standing relationship, leveraging cutting-edge technology to maintain high standards of safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. This investment underscores BCI Group’s role as a key enabler of Saudi Arabia’s industrial diversification and its ongoing leadership in the regional chemical sector.

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Description of Kem One has been updated.

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HyCentA (Hydrogen Research Center Austria) has been added.


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The description of AGC Inc. has been updated, and all 6 chemicals and glass manufacturing plants in Japan have been created.


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thyssenkrupp nucera chlor-alkali technology has been added.


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The description of the Raffinerie Heide's Hemmingstedt refinery has been updated.


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Francesco Sassi, 21 Oct 2024, eklipX Research

Spanish energy giant Repsol is freezing the development of all major hydrogen assets in the country, says the company.
After international companies cancelled their plans to export hydrogen from Norway to Germany, this is another alarming sign for the industry in the E.U.
According to Repsol, the world-renowned Oil & Gas Spanish giant, has halted all developments of green hydrogen projects in Spain with a large electrolysis capacity, namely over 350 MW. The company says that the existing regulations in Spain are at the root of this decision.
From Repsol's perspective, the current political discussion about possible windfall taxes on energy companies and banks to be confirmed in the long term makes these investments simply too risky. Spain is one of the few E.U. countries to still apply a windfall profit tax to fund relief measures for consumers. In 2023, the levy granted Madrid additional €2.9 billion going into the State's coffers.
At the end of 2023, the same government extended the measure for 12 months, allowing companies to partially offset the levy on renewable energy projects. Now, the tensions between the State & Market stakeholders are rising due to the proposal of extending the windfall tax in the future.
Thus, we should understand Repsol's decision in the contexts of growing, domestic political frictions, and the instability of the hydrogen market in the E.U.

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After halting work on biofuel plant in Rotterdam, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands, and booking a $1bn write down, Shell has also pulled out of e-SAF project planned with state-owned 🇸🇪 Swedish power utility company Vattenfall.

“Vattenfall and Shell have decided to pause their collaboration in the HySkies electrofuel project while Vattenfall continues the search for new partners,” said Vattenfall in a statement.

The joint project, with the planned capex of €780m ($845m), was launched in 2021 with initial plans to produce 82,000 tonnes of e-SAF and 9,000 tonnes of renewable diesel per annum. The project envisaged the use of hydrogen from 200MW electrolysis plant, biogenic CO2 captured from a waste-to-energy plant and sustainable ethanol as feedstocks at the site.

It was due to begin operations in March of 2027.

On the other hand, the company said that it will also not avail financial support via the EU Innovation Fund, considering it is infeasible for the project to succeed within the framework of that agreement and aiming to free up funds for others to use in their ambitions to decarbonise.

Vattenfall-Shell e-SAF project was awarded €80.2mn ($87mn) grant in January 2023.

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Source: Fayaz Hussain, 8^th July 2024, SAF Investor