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30 Jun 2025
PreZero invests €42M in Barcelona to launch Spain’s largest SRF plant and first urban biomethane facility
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more PreZero invests €42M in Barcelona to launch Spain’s largest SRF plant and first urban biomethane facilityBarcelona’s Zona Franca becomes a benchmark for industrial innovation and sustainable energy transformation.
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31 Mar 2025
South Korean company Miwon invests 9 million euros in new production plant in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more South Korean company Miwon invests 9 million euros in new production plant in CataloniaCatalonia Trade & Investment supports the company’s investment in Catalonia, including a €182,300 grant from the High-Impact Business Investments program.
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30 Jan 2025
Repsol to invest over €800M in the Tarragona Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to produce renewable methanol
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more Repsol to invest over €800M in the Tarragona Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to produce renewable methanolThis project will create 340 jobs during the plant's operation and 2,800 during construction.
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17 Jan 2025
ICL and Dynanonic to invest €285M in a new plant for battery materials in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more ICL and Dynanonic to invest €285M in a new plant for battery materials in CataloniaTheir strategic agreement will serve to start producing lithium iron phosphate for the European battery market.
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15 Oct 2024
International Electric Marine Association establishes global headquarters in Barcelona
Chemistry & Sustainability
See more International Electric Marine Association establishes global headquarters in BarcelonaIEMA chose Barcelona for its strategic location near key maritime innovation hubs and international regulatory bodies like the IMO and ISO.
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20 Jun 2024
AkzoNobel to invest €14 million and create over 70 new jobs in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more AkzoNobel to invest €14 million and create over 70 new jobs in CataloniaThe Dutch company AkzoNobel will expand the production capacity of its factories in the Zona Franca and Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona).
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05 Dec 2023
Catalonia participates in a €7 million European project to accelerate the recycling of photovoltaic panels
Chemistry & Sustainability
See more Catalonia participates in a €7 million European project to accelerate the recycling of photovoltaic panelsThe project, called RETRIEVE, will last 3.5 years and will demonstrate the efficiency of using different technologies to recycle components such as glass, silicon, silver, polymers, or heavy metals to produce photovoltaic panels.
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29 Nov 2023
French company Lhyfe to build hydrogen plant in Tarragona and create 300 jobs
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability · Manufacturing
See more French company Lhyfe to build hydrogen plant in Tarragona and create 300 jobsThe 15 MW green hydrogen production plant will deliver up to 5 tons of green hydrogen daily to local industrial customers.
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17 Nov 2023
Dutch multinational AkzoNobel invests 32 million euros to open a metal packaging factory in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
See more Dutch multinational AkzoNobel invests 32 million euros to open a metal packaging factory in CataloniaThe company will create 40 new job positions with the construction of the new production center in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), scheduled to commence operations by mid-2025.
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