Why Zeeland?
Major global players such as Dow, Yara and ICL-IP benefit from its strategic location, excellent logistics infrastructure, and the many synergies that are created here.
Zeeland offers unique advantages for plastic pyrolysis. The established local chemical cluster provides opportunities for sales and collaboration. Zeeland offers access to multiple sources of plastic waste from the most densely populated metropolitan areas in Northwest Europe. There is good access to other leading European chemical clusters via waterways, the rail network, pipelines and roads. Moreover, we offer practical and confidential support to help you implement your project quickly and cost-effectively.
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Zeeland houses one of the most significant chemical clusters of Northwest Europe. Global players including Dow, Trinseo, Yara, ICL-IP and related logistics companies such as Katoen Natie and Ravago are based here. They reap the benefits from the synergy created by this large cluster.
Zeeland is strategically located in the centre of Northwest Europe. From here, a market of some 300 million consumers can be reached very easily. Not only for product sales, but also as a source of raw materials such as plastic for your plastics pyrolysis facility.
Zeeland boasts excellent congestion-free infrastructure in terms of waterways, roads and railway network and telecommunications, energy and its underground pipeline network. The region is home to one of the most important ports in Europe: North Sea Port. The port is located directly on the North Sea and reaches as far as Belgium. In the future, there will even be a direct canal connection to Paris.
Companies in Zeeland’s chemical cluster work together intensively; the lines of communication are short, and parties successfully use each other’s resources in terms of materials and knowledge.
In close proximity to the chemical cluster, along the Western Scheldt Tunnel and literally at a stone’s throw from Dow, you will find the Maintenance Value Park. This is where maintenance companies in the process industry converge. The clustering of these companies at this business park creates close partnerships and a significant innovation boost.
Zeeland offers several valuable networks for exchanging knowledge and developing concrete business cases in the chemical and process industry, but also across sectors.
One example is Smart Delta Resources, a partnership of local governments, ports and large companies from the chemical, steel, energy and food industries in the Delta region (Zeeland, West Brabant and Flanders). They have joined forces in their ambition to make the industry competitive and climate-neutral by 2050. The Circular Bio-based Delta network also adds significant value to this.
The networks provide a huge boost to innovations on shared sustainability issues. This has resulted in numerous successful business cases so far. Impuls is a reliable knowledge partner in this regard.
Green hydrogen is crucial for the sustainable future of the chemical industry. As part of the Smart Delta Resources region, Zeeland is the largest sustainable hydrogen cluster in the Benelux. The presence of a strong offshore wind energy cluster and a substantial solar panel park contribute significantly to this. It is also why companies such as Orsted, SeaH2Land and VoltH2 chose Zeeland.
Developments in Zeeland’s chemical and process industries
The chemical sector in Zeeland is developing rapidly. The pace of development is fast thanks to the large chemical industry cluster, the immediate proximity of a strong energy cluster and close partnerships between companies, government bodies and knowledge institutions.
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Subsidies and incentives
Subsidies and incentives can contribute significantly to the financing of your business in Zeeland. In addition to the favourable corporate tax in the Netherlands, both the regional and national government and Europe offer many reliable incentives from which you can benefit.