Project Developers Hub for Chemical & Energy Ventures

Turn ideas into investment-ready projects. Connect the dots between market demand, technologies, project-developers-hubs, and chemical parks—all in one integrated frame.

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What is Project Development in the Petrochemical Industry?

Project development in the chemical and petrochemical industry involves turning an idea into a viable, investable, and executable industrial project.

From initial concept to investment-ready design, project development ensures the puzzle pieces of business, technology, infrastructure, and stakeholders are perfectly aligned.

Why Choose ChemFrame for Project Development?

Frame Opportunities & Shape Concepts

Frame Opportunities & Shape Concepts

Frame opportunities and refine ideas with BFD tools to ensure technical and market alignment.

Connect with the Right Technology

Connect with the Right Technology

The Technology Marketplace lets you discover and engage with licensors to find the best-fit process solutions.

Choose the Right Location

Choose the Right Location

Explore the Chemical Parks to select industrial zones with the infrastructure, feedstock, and utilities your project needs.

Secure Your Revenue Pathway

Secure Your Revenue Pathway

Through the project-developers-hubs Directory, identify potential buyers and structure agreements that enhance project bankability.

Manage Development Like a Pro

Manage Development Like a Pro

Stay on track with the FEL Workspace, guiding your project through stage-gate reviews and critical milestones.

Make Informed Financial Decisions

Make Informed Financial Decisions

Assess CAPEX, OPEX, and ROI with Economic Indicators to ensure financial viability.

Who is ChemFrame's Project Development Hub for?

Use BFD Builder to outline and validate new process concepts.
Access technology licensors to select optimal process routes.
Assess project viability with economic indicators
Chemical & Petrochemical Companies

From Idea to Investment Case

Use ChemFrame’s framing tools and BFD builder to structure early-stage concepts and assess technical and market feasibility.

  • Skip complex training required by resource-intensive tools. Start building in minutes.
  • Link upstream and downstream processes into a single interactive block for better system-wide analysis.
  • Share your flow with team members, stakeholders, or clients — all in one frame.

Connect with the Right Technology

Explore ChemFrame—the trusted platform for technology licensors to connect with investors, showcase innovations, and grow in the petrochemical industry.

  • Promote your technology to a worldwide network of investors and industrial partners.
  • Find the right licensors based on their profiles.
  • Accelerate early-stage discussions with investors, land providers, off takers, and financiers directly to validate and frame high-potential projects.

Locate Your Project Smartly

Discover chemical parks with the right infrastructure, utilities, and feedstock access to support efficient project deployment.

  • Promote your chemical park’s infrastructure, utilities, and feedstock availability to the right stakeholders
  • Find project-ready sites for deploying your technology
  • Connect directly with chemical park authorities who match your technical requirements

De-risk with Off-Take Visibility

Identify and connect with potential off-takers early to validate demand, improve financing readiness, and build confidence in your project.

  • Access a curated directory of off-takers by region and product to quickly find the right market fit.
  • Automatically match your project outputs with relevant off-takers—saving time and reducing commercial risk.
  • Gain data-driven visibility into off-taker capacity, preferences, and contract types to support smarter decisions.

Structure Your FEL Workflow

Navigate each FEL stage with built-in checklists, gate reviews, and document tracking to align stakeholders and reduce uncertainty.

  • Intuitive FEL-focused interface lets your team start planning and collaborating immediately.
  • Organize tasks, milestones, and deadlines with full visibility across all FEL activities.
  • Work seamlessly with licensors, EPCs, and partners in a shared, interactive workspace.

Know Before You Build

Access capital and operating cost estimates, ROI metrics, and profitability scores to evaluate and compare project options early.

  • View total fixed capital, direct costs, and gross margin within minutes of creating a BFD.
  • Adjust feedstock, utility, and product prices to reflect your plant's conditions and get accurate ROI projections.
  • Analyze how fixed capital and profitability shift with project scale to guide smarter investment decisions.

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Chemframe has completely transformed the way we evaluate and develop chemical projects.

As an investor, gaining access to transparent and detailed feasibility assessments, including OPEX, CAPEX, and market insights, has saved us months of preliminary work. The ability to compare technologies, locations, and service providers all in one platform gives us the confidence to move forward with the right partners. Chemframe is not just a tool — it's an ecosystem that brings projects closer to reality faster and with lower risk.

Saaed Al Shanfari

Managing Director

Al Baleed Petrochemical

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For many years, our advanced chemical technologies have been limited to domestic markets, but Chemframe has given us a unique opportunity to present our innovations to a global audience.

Through Chemframe, we can now showcase our processes directly to international investors and industrial zones actively seeking new technologies. This is the first time we have been able to connect so efficiently with global partners, and it opens new doors for licensing and collaboration. Chemframe is a true gateway for Chinese technology to enter the international market.

Dr. Li Wei

Technology Licensing Manager

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)

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As a technology licensor, Chemframe offers us direct access to serious investors looking for the right processes for their projects.

The platform allows us to showcase our technologies in a context where investors are ready to make decisions. It simplifies the interaction, reduces the time spent on initial dialogues, and focuses discussions on real, actionable projects. Chemframe is creating a much-needed space where licensors and investors can connect efficiently and meaningfully.

Francesca Dignani

Advanced Polymers & SRU Vice President

NextChem

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