Commission presents Action Plan for Chemicals Industry

The European Commission has presented a Communication on ‘A European Chemicals Industry Action Plan’ to strengthen the competitiveness and modernisation of the EU chemicals sector. Investments in innovation and sustainability are also to be made. To accompany the action plan, the EC presents an omnibus for the chemicals sector.

For early-stage innovation in the chemical industry, reference is made to the Horizon Europe Partnerships Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), Process4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe (IAM4EU) Partnerships, among others.

The EU financial support section also states:

• The EU budget supports innovation and decarbonisation projects throughout the different innovation stages. The Horizon Europe work programme 2026-2027 will support the transition to industrial decarbonisation at the earlier innovation stages with approximately € 370 million.
• In addition, the Commission will launch a flagship Horizon Europe call of € 600 million under the 2026-2027 work programme to support fit-for-deployment projects. This call will be complementing ongoing research and innovation efforts funded under Horizon Europe and will aim to foster synergies between the Framework Programme for research and investment and the Innovation Fund, creating a pipeline of projects from R&I to deployment. The call will target all energy-intensive industries, including the chemicals industry.

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