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TECHEU VD CATALYXX BIO-BUTANOL FOAK (IEU GT3)

Summary sheet

Release date
15 April 2025
Reference
20250250
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
TECHEU VD CATALYXX BIO-BUTANOL FOAK (IEU GT3)
CATALYXX INC,CATALYXX PROCESOS CATALITICOS SL
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 37 million
EUR 123 million
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

The project concerns an investment in Sines, Portugal, located within the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS) at the Port of Sines, in the Alentejo region of south-western Portugal. The project will scale up an innovative catalytic process to produce 30,000 tpa of bio-butanol from a bio-ethanol feedstock. The project will be the first of a kind deployment of the technology at commercial scale. The product will be used as an industrial intermediate, supporting the decarbonisation of the chemical sector by replacing butanol produced from fossil fuel based processes. Additionally, the project will contribute to the creation of highly skilled jobs in a less developed region, fostering economic growth and development. The investments are scheduled to take place during the period 2026-2028.

The project will unlock the decarbonisation potential of bio-ethanol into sectors, which until now typically could not be served by the industry.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

Related projects
Parent project
TECHEU THEMATIC GREEN TRANSITION (VD DEBT) LEIII

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