{"id":179235,"date":"2026-08-03T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=179235"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:07:51","slug":"catalyxx-announces-its-first-commercial-scale-renewable-chemicals-plant-in-sines-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/catalyxx-announces-its-first-commercial-scale-renewable-chemicals-plant-in-sines-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalyxx Announces Its First Commercial-Scale Renewable Chemicals Plant In Sines, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Catalyxx today announced that\u00a0Sines, Portugal, has been selected as the location for\u00a0Catalyxx Ib\u00e9rica, the company\u2019s\u00a0first commercial-scale plant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in one of Europe\u2019s most important industrial and logistics hubs, the \u20ac120M Sines facility was selected for its world-class industrial infrastructure, a deep-water port, excellent logistics connectivity, and access to renewable energy. These advantages will strengthen Catalyxx\u2019s position as a leading bio-based chemicals company while supporting the security of supply, decarbonization, and competitiveness of the European chemical sector. The project will also reinforce Portugal\u2019s growing role as a leader in sustainable industrial innovation and advanced manufacturing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility will produce butanol, hexanol and octanol from bioethanol<\/strong>, offering the market a low-carbon alternative to conventional petrochemical production routes, while maintaining full compatibility with existing industrial applications and value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project has been granted Project of National Interest (PIN)<\/strong> status by the Portuguese Government, recognizing its strategic contribution to domestic industrial development, innovation, sustainability and economic growth, and affording the project an accelerated regulatory approval process. In addition, the project has already secured its keyenvironmental approvals,<\/strong> representing another major milestone and further reinforcing its readiness to move into the construction phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The <\/strong>Catalyxx Ib\u00e9rica project represents the next stage in Catalyxx\u2019s industrial journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s demonstration facility in Sevilla, Spain has enabled Catalyxx to validate its proprietary catalytic process under continuous operating conditions, generate extensive operational data, and develop the expertise required to support industrial scale-up. The Sines plant builds directly on this foundation, and will serve as the launchpad for Catalyxx\u2019s global expansion in low-carbon chemicals and fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is advancing through its final development phase, with construction slated to begin by Q4 2026. Engineering activities are being carried out with the support of Worley<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts, and Quadrante<\/strong><\/a>, a leading international consultancy in engineering, architecture, environment and sustainability, with both companies contributing to the project\u2019s execution and industrial readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development of Catalyxx Ib\u00e9rica is supported by a combination of private investment and public funding<\/strong>. Among its recent milestones, Catalyxx was awarded \u20ac20 million in funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)<\/strong>, reinforcing the strategic relevance of the project and its contribution to Europe\u2019s industrial decarbonization and supply chain security objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is expected to catalyze significant additional private and institutional investment into Portugal, creating a multiplier effect across the country\u2019s industrial ecosystem and supporting the development of new sustainable value chains. The Sines facility alone is expected to avoid approximately 105,000 tonnes of CO<\/strong>\u2082<\/strong> emissions annually<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur Catalyxx Ib\u00e9rica <\/em>facility represents the next step in Catalyxx\u2019s mission to replace fossil-based chemicals with renewable alternatives that are chemically identical, fully compatible with existing industrial applications and significantly lower in carbon intensity<\/strong>,\u201d<\/em> said Joaqu\u00edn Alarc\u00f3n, Chief Executive Officer of Catalyxx<\/strong>. \u201cWe are thrilled to be building our first commercial-scale plant in Portugal, and we are particularly grateful to the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP \u2013 Global Parques ZILS), CCDR Alentejo, C\u00e2mara Municipal de Sines, Port of Sines and Algarve Authority (APS) <\/strong>and all the Portuguese authorities for their support and recognition of the project\u2019s strategic importance. This project will not only accelerate the defossilization of the chemical industry, but also position Portugal as a European leader in sustainable industrial innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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About Catalyxx<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Catalyxx transforms bioethanol into drop-in, cost-competitive, carbon-negative chemicals. We enable our customers to diversify their supply chain and reduce CO2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions without sacrificing profitability, existing infrastructure, or product performance. Our mission is to replace the use of fossil-based chemicals and lead the industry toward greater sustainability, efficiency, and environmental responsibility. For more information about Catalyxx, please go to\u00a0https:\/\/www.catalyxxinc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catalyxx today announced that\u00a0Sines, Portugal, has been selected as the location for\u00a0Catalyxx Ib\u00e9rica, the company\u2019s\u00a0first commercial-scale plant. Located in one of Europe\u2019s most important industrial and logistics hubs, the \u20ac120M Sines facility was selected for its world-class industrial infrastructure, a deep-water port, excellent logistics connectivity, and access to renewable energy. These advantages will strengthen Catalyxx\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":179257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The project represents a major milestone in the industrial deployment of Catalyxx\u2019s technology and has been recognized as a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese Government","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[6843,5839,22614,10416],"supplier":[17312,19472,28257,17198],"class_list":["post-179235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biochemicals","tag-bioethanol","tag-biofeedstocks","tag-circulareconomy","supplier-catalyxx-inc","supplier-circular-bio-based-europe-joint-undertaking-cbe-ju","supplier-portuguese-government","supplier-worley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179235"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179273,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179235\/revisions\/179273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179235"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=179235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}