Smart Delta Resources (SDR) is a unique, cross-border collaboration of industry, port, governments, energy and network companies and knowledge institutions in the Flemish-Dutch Scheldt-Delta region.

 

Zeeland Refinery

Zeeland Refinery produces fuels and key raw materials from crude oil. Zeeland Refinery ...

Ørsted

Ørsted develops, builds and operates wind farms at sea and on land, and also focuses on ...

Yara

Yara is committed to crop nutrition solutions and precision farming products, which ...

Trinseo

Trinseo provides solutions in the field of chemical materials and this includes ...

EP NL/PZEM

In 2023, PZEM strengthened its position by becoming part of the EPH group, with EP ...

Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is one of the largest potato producers in the world. Their factories ...

Gasunie

Gasunie is a leading European energy infrastructure company, with gas transport and gas ...

Fluxys

Fluxys is an independent partner in the energy sector with its headquarters in Belgium. ...

Dow Benelux

Dow Chemical Company is the third largest chemical company in the world by size and the ...

Cargill

Cargill supplies food, agricultural, financial and industrial services and products ...

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the largest steel producer in the world, producing 96 million tons of ...

ENGIE Electrabel

ENGIE Electrabel, formerly Electrabel, is the Belgian energy-department of the French ...

Vopak

Royal Vopak NV is the world's largest independent tank storage service provider, ...

North Sea Port

North Sea Port is a multimodal port with diversification in types of goods and plenty ...

Impuls Zeeland

Impuls Zeeland is one of eight regional development companies (ROMs) in the Netherlands ...

Province of East Flanders (BE)

The Province of East Flanders is working towards a climate-neutral and climate-proof ...

Province Zeeland (NL)

The province of Zeeland is a supporting partner within SDR, which actively focuses on ...

Air Liquide

Air Liquide, a strategic business partner for enabling a low-carbon society in Europe. ...

Air Products

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years. Air ...

VoltH2

VoltH2 will produce green hydrogen at various locations in Europe. The first two ...

Evides Industriewater

Evides Industriewater supplies various types of water to companies in the (petro ...

DFDS Seaways

DFDS is one of the largest players in Europe in the transport of goods and passengers ...

Alco Bio Fuel

The Alco Bio Fuel Gent (ABF) is the largest bio refinery in Belgium that processes ...

ANGLO BELGIAN CORPORATION

Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), based in Ghent, is a leading European manufacturer of ...

Evos Gent

Evos Ghent is a large-scale multiproduct terminal in North Sea Port highly integrated ...

Belgian Eco Energy

BEE is a 100% Belgian energy company, founded in 2010. With its own green heating ...

Stad Gent

The City of Ghent wants to be climate neutral by 2050. That’s why they are fully ...

Volvo Car Gent

Volvo Car Gent is a car factory in the Ghent part of North Sea Port, consisting of a ...

Stora Enso

Stora Enso is a leading global supplier of sustainable solutions for packaging, ...

Volvo Group Trucks Gent

Volvo Group Trucks Operations in Ghent is part of the Swedish Volvo Group. The Volvo ...

Rain Carbon

Rain Carbon Zelzate on the Ghent Terneuzen Canal is part of the Rain Carbon Inc group. ...

OVMB

The OVMB company is a subsidiary of the Eiffage Benelux group and processes waste in an ...

Kronos Europe

KRONOS EUROPE is part of KRONOS INC, a world leader in the production of titanium ...

Finocas

FINOCAS focuses on society's needs: energy transition; durability and lifetime ...

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, located in Ghent, is a unique, independent, open ...

CAPTURE

CAPTURE is a research platform that wants to deliver a disruptive contribution to the ...

University Ghent

Ghent University is an open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. Our ...

POM Oost-Vlaanderen

The POM East Flanders is the economic development company of the Province that ...

Jan De Nul Group

Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company with Belgian roots that builds and maintains ...

EPZ

EPZ operates the only nuclear power plant in the Netherlands and the largest energy ...

Evos Terneuzen

Evos is an international and independent energy storage company. Evos owns and operates ...

Synthomer Middelburg

Synthomer is a globally differentiated chemical company and a leading provider of ...

Elia

Elia is the operator of the Belgian electricity transmission network, but also plays a ...

Stedin

Stedin is the grid operator in most of South Holland and the provinces of Utrecht and ...

Vesta Terminals

Vesta Terminals is an independently operated company offering its customers safe and ...

SEA-invest

SEA-invest, headquartered in the Ghent area of North Sea Port, is a global leader in ...

Top companies with an intrinsic desire to innovate

Each of the partners within SDR has their own sustainability agenda and ambitions, which reinforce each other in their collaboration within SDR. In their own agendas lies the intrinsic will to innovate, to become more sustainable and to be a good employer within the sector and the region. The structural collaboration between the Netherlands and Flanders within both governments and companies is anchored in the overarching goal of making the region more sustainable, whereby cooperation is not an option but is of crucial importance in achieving their own ambitions.

 

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Air Liquide

Air Liquide, a strategic business partner for enabling a low-carbon society in Europe.
 

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Air Products

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. 

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Alco Bio Fuel

The Alco Bio Fuel Gent (ABF) is the largest bio refinery in Belgium that processes grain (mainly corn) into bioethanol, protein-rich animal feed (DDGS), electricity, liquid CO2 and a number of other by-products such as corn oil.

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ANGLO BELGIAN CORPORATION

Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), based in Ghent, is a leading European manufacturer of medium-speed engines for the energy and transport industries.

SDR Partner ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the largest steel producer in the world, producing 96 million tons of steel in 2018. The company has branches in 6 countries and around 200,000 employees.

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Belgian Eco Energy

BEE is a 100% Belgian energy company, founded in 2010. With its own green heating plants, wind and solar parks, BEE provides its customers with locally generated energy.

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Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, located in Ghent, is a unique, independent, open innovation state-of-the-art pilot and demonstration facility  for process development, scale-up and (trial) production of bio-based products and processes, from laboratory to multi-ton scale.

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CAPTURE

CAPTURE is a research platform that wants to deliver a disruptive contribution to the circular economy. This is mainly done in three thematic lines: CO2 to product, plastics to resource and Water fit for use.

SDR Partner Cargill

Cargill

Cargill supplies food, agricultural, financial and industrial services and products worldwide, drawing on more than 155 years of experience and expertise.

DFDS

DFDS Seaways

DFDS is one of the largest players in Europe in the transport of goods and passengers via a network of ferry services connecting a large number of European ports.

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Dow Benelux

Dow Chemical Company is the third largest chemical company in the world by size and the world leader in plastics. Dow is active in 35 countries, and in the Benelux since 1955.

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Elia

Elia is the operator of the Belgian electricity transmission network, but also plays a key role at European level. Together with our colleagues from 50Hertz in Germany, we are part of the Elia Group.

SDR Partner Engie

ENGIE Electrabel

ENGIE Electrabel, formerly Electrabel, is the Belgian energy-department of the French multinational ENGIE. ENGIE Electrabel sells electricity, natural gas, energy products and energy services to business customers and private individuals in the Belgian consumer market.

SDR Partner PZEM

EP NL/PZEM

In 2023, PZEM strengthened its position by becoming part of the EPH group, with EP Netherlands as the new shareholder and owner. The result is a mix of more than 100 years of energy experience combined with the strength and innovation to further shape our joint ambitions.

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EPZ

EPZ operates the only nuclear power plant in the Netherlands and the largest energy producer in Zeeland, with a wind farm and a solar park in addition to the nuclear power plant. CO2-free electricity plays a central and integral role in making our industrial cluster more sustainable. 

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Evides Industriewater

Evides Industriewater supplies various types of water to companies in the (petro)chemical industry, the energy sector and the food industry. In addition, Evides Industriewater has a lot of experience and expertise in-house with regard to wastewater treatment, reuse of water and heating/cooling.

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Evos Gent

Evos Ghent is a large-scale multiproduct terminal in North Sea Port highly integrated with its customers via pipelines and connections by road, rail and inland waterways. They are dedidated to move from storage and handling of fossil based products towards climate neutral products and green molecules.

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Evos Terneuzen

Evos is an international and independent energy storage company. Evos owns and operates a network of tank terminals with a combined storage capacity of 6.3 million m3, spread over 8 terminals in Europe. Bulk energy and chemical products are stored in these terminals.

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Finocas

FINOCAS focuses on society's needs: energy transition; durability and lifetime prediction; and environment. Its research centres OCAS and ENDURES combine their expertise in the field of materials’ science to extend their on/offshore service offer and provide custom-made solutions adding value, reduce costs and prevent materials damage for their worldwide customers.

SDR Partner Fluxys

Fluxys

Fluxys is an independent partner in the energy sector with its headquarters in Belgium. Fluxys facilitates gas flows and operates some 8,100 km of pipelines throughout Europe

SDR Partner Gasunie

Gasunie

Gasunie is a leading European energy infrastructure company, with gas transport and gas storage as its core activities. Gasunie is responsible for managing and maintaining the infrastructure for large-scale transport and storage of gases in the Netherlands and Northern Germany.

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Impuls Zeeland

Impuls Zeeland is one of eight regional development companies (ROMs) in the Netherlands. Impuls stimulates the Zeeland economy and supports innovative companies in the province of Zeeland.

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Jan De Nul Group

Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company with Belgian roots that builds and maintains maritime, offshore and civil infrastructure worldwide. Environmental remediation and project development are also part of the main activities.

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Kronos Europe

KRONOS EUROPE is part of KRONOS INC, a world leader in the production of titanium dioxide. TiO2, a white pigment with a very high hiding power, can mainly be found in coatings and plastics, but also in inks, paper, fibers and cosmetics.

SDR Partner Lambweston/Meijer

Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is one of the largest potato producers in the world. Their factories produce frozen fries in all shapes and sizes and for all occasions.

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North Sea Port

North Sea Port is a multimodal port with diversification in types of goods and plenty of space for development, on over 1.000 hectare in business sites.

SDR Partner Orsted

Ørsted

Ørsted develops, builds and operates wind farms at sea and on land, and also focuses on solar energy, energy storage facilities and bio-energy plants

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OVMB

The OVMB company is a subsidiary of the Eiffage Benelux group and processes waste in an environmentally responsible manner at two sites in the Ghent part of North Sea Port, which together account for more than 33 ha. The respect for the environment also ensures that nuisance to the surrounding area is avoided

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POM Oost-Vlaanderen

The POM East Flanders is the economic development company of the Province that participates, develops, motivates and pioneers for a sustainable, innovative, future-oriented and climate-healthy East Flanders.

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Province of East Flanders (BE)

The Province of East Flanders is working towards a climate-neutral and climate-proof society. Through the Provincial Climate Action Plan, it is focusing on a climate-innovative economy, among other things. The Province supports local authorities, organisations, companies and residents in their climate ambitions..

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Province Zeeland (NL)

The province of Zeeland is a supporting partner within SDR, which actively focuses on the economic development, growth and innovation of Zeeland. The water around the province offers many opportunities for tidal energy and wind energy.

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Rain Carbon

Rain Carbon Zelzate on the Ghent Terneuzen Canal is part of the Rain Carbon Inc group. with offices worldwide. The chemical company specializes in producing and supplying carbon-based chemicals and advanced materials such as carbon precursors for the aluminum, steel and battery industries, production of phthalic anhydride, benzene and aromatic components for industrial applications.

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SEA-invest

SEA-invest, headquartered in the Ghent area of North Sea Port, is a global leader in goods handling and logistics, operating in numerous ports across two continents. The company provides efficient and environmentally conscious solutions for the storage and distribution of dry bulk, fruit, and liquid bulk goods. Through the SEA-Tank Terminal in Ghent, it also plays a crucial role in the supply chain of sustainable alternative fuels and other molecules.

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Stad Gent

The City of Ghent wants to be climate neutral by 2050. That’s why they are fully committed to a liveable climate for its citizens, encourage circular entrepreneurship and support numerous cleantech developments in North Sea Port.

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Stedin

Stedin is the grid operator in most of South Holland and the provinces of Utrecht and Zeeland: a predominantly urban and industrial region. They ensure that more than 2.3 million households and business customers have energy to live, work and do business.

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Stora Enso

Stora Enso is a leading global supplier of sustainable solutions for packaging, biomaterials, wood construction and paper, and is part of the bioeconomy. Stora Enso believes that anything made today from materials of fossil origin can be made from trees tomorrow.

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Synthomer Middelburg

Synthomer is a globally differentiated chemical company and a leading provider of sustainable polymer solutions. Synthomer was founded over 100 years ago and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1971.

SDR Partner Trinseo

Trinseo

Trinseo provides solutions in the field of chemical materials and this includes producing plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber. With 19 production facilities worldwide, Trinseo has a major impact on numerous markets and sectors.

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University Ghent

Ghent University is an open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. Our university is over 200 years old, offers more than 200 programmes and conducts research in many scientific disciplines. Our credo is ‘Dare to Think’: we are a haven for courageous thinkers. From the bustling city of Ghent, Ghent University is constantly expanding its horizons, by collaborating with the region and with the best universities in Belgium and abroad.

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Vesta Terminals

Vesta Terminals is an independently operated company offering its customers safe and reliable logistics services in the form of storage and transshipment primarily for refined petroleum products, bio-fuels and petrochemicals. Greenpoint Valley is our latest project in Vlissingen the Netherlands where we will bring back existing ammonia storage to import Ammonia for the future demand of hydrogen in Europe.

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VoltH2

VoltH2 will produce green hydrogen at various locations in Europe. The first two hydrogen factories are being developed in Zeeland: in Vlissingen and Terneuzen.

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Volvo Car Gent

Volvo Car Gent is a car factory in the Ghent part of North Sea Port, consisting of a welding factory, paint factory, final assembly and various adjacent zones. 

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Volvo Group Trucks Gent

Volvo Group Trucks Operations in Ghent is part of the Swedish Volvo Group. The Volvo truck factory in Ghent is the high-volume factory of Volvo Trucks and the only truck builder in Belgium..

SDR Partner Vopak

Vopak

Royal Vopak NV is the world's largest independent tank storage service provider, specializing in the storage and reporting of bulk liquid chemicals, gases and oil products. 

yara

Yara

Yara is committed to crop nutrition solutions and precision farming products, which enable farmers to increase yields and product quality while simultaneously reducing environmental impact.

Zeeland Refinery

Zeeland Refinery

Zeeland Refinery produces fuels and key raw materials from crude oil. Zeeland Refinery aims to be a sustainable and flexible refinery that is one of the best in Western Europe.

Cross-border cooperation within both governments and companies is embedded in the overarching goal of making the region more sustainable.