Chemelot

Chemelot is one of Europes largest integrated chemical and materials clusters. The cluster combines existing large-scale chemical production infrastructure with current and planned activities in mechanical and advanced recycling, circular feedstock processing and the production of circular polymers and materials. Chemelot strongly supports a harmonised and robust methodology for calculating and verifying recycled content under Article 7(8). For advanced recycling routes, a credible mass-balance approach is essential to enable the gradual substitution of fossil feedstocks by post-consumer recycled feedstocks in existing integrated industrial assets. Chemelot considers the fuel-use-excluded…

Chemelot is one of Europes largest integrated chemical and materials clusters and hosts existing and emerging activities across mechanical recycling, advanced recycling, circular feedstock processing and chemical and polymer production. Chemelot supports the development of robust sustainability criteria for plastic recycling technologies. These criteria should be technology-neutral and performance-based and should recognise that different recycling technologies fulfil different and complementary roles depending on the characteristics of the waste stream and the quality requirements of the intended application. This approach is broadly aligned with the position published by Cefic on Article…

Chemelot aligns its transformation with the Competitiveness Compass (Jan 2025), which sets EU‑wide priorities for innovation, decarbonisation and security, including start‑up/scale‑up support, Apply‑AI deployment and sector plans for chemicals.
Its decarbonisation and electrification roadmap directly supports the Clean Industrial Deal (Feb 26 2025), which targets energy‑intensive industries via the Affordable Energy Action Plan, lower energy prices, and accelerated clean‑tech deployment, positioning circularity as a driver of competitiveness.
Chemelot’s investment preparation aligns with Delivering on the CID I – COM(2025) 378 (July 2 2025), which mobilises >€100 bn and emphasises predictable regulatory and financing conditions for industry—critical for Chemelot’s electrification, hydrogen and CCUS programmes.
To create demand for low‑carbon and circular materials, Chemelot anticipates the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)—a legislative initiative to establish EU‑wide lead markets, low‑carbon labels, and permitting acceleration for industrial modernisation; its consultation closed 9 July 2025, with proposal expected 2026.
Chemelot’s circular chemistry programmes (advanced recycling, feedstock substitution, monomer recovery) align with the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA, 2026), which will unify secondary raw material markets, harmonise end‑of‑waste criteria and improve recyclate economics.
Chemelot supports EU resilience objectives under the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan – COM(2025) 530 (July 8 2025), focused on maintaining strategic chemical production, modernising assets, and building innovation capacity. [eur-lex.europa.eu]
This is reinforced by the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA, Oct 28 2025), which identifies critical molecules and production sites, coordinates investment tools, and strengthens early‑warning systems for supply risks—relevant for Chemelot’s key molecules such as ethylene, propylene and ammonia.
Chemelot also aligns with Council Note 6901/25 (Mar 7 2025), in which Member States call for a dedicated EU Critical Chemicals Act to protect strategic building blocks and enable state‑aid‑compatible decarbonisation and modernisation investments.
Overall, Chemelot’s strategy integrates:
• Innovation & pilots (Compass: scaling advanced technologies);
• Decarbonisation & electrification (CID + COM(2025) 378);
• Circularity at scale (CEA);
• Lead‑market creation & permitting reform (IAA);