The Chinese corporate group Shenghe plans to build a circular-economy plant in Pedrola (province of Zaragoza) and invest 25 million euros in it. Through its Spanish subsidiary, Veranova Technology the solvent used in battery production, N‑Methyl‑2‑pyrrolidone (NMP) is to be recovered and processed for industrial reuse. According to the announcements, up to 100 jobs are planned. The site is in the El Pradillo industrial estate, on a plot of up to 20,000 square metres; operations are scheduled to begin in 2028.
The operators say the plant is designed to process up to 100,000 tonnes of NMP per year. Plans include exhaust-gas recovery and distillation stages achieving purity levels above 99.9 per cent, enabling the solvent to be returned to production cycles. According to the company, construction is scheduled to begin in the coming months. Veranova Technology is named as the project developer.
According to regional reports, institutions such as Aragón Exterior (Arex) have supported the project’s establishment, including with site searches and contacts with public authorities and businesses. For years, Pedrola has promoted sites around the El Pradillo industrial park for investment in electric mobility, recycling and chemicals. Further projects are under way in the surrounding area along the battery-industry value chain, which is likely to support demand for solvent processing. Official notices on permitting steps have been published in regional official gazettes and on municipal websites.
The project’s economic incentive lies in reducing raw material and energy costs: recycling NMP is intended to replace virgin raw materials, while heat recovery will be used to harness process heat. At the same time, processing requires strict environmental and safety standards. Under current Spanish law, facilities of this kind must undergo several stages of approval, including environmental impact assessment and construction procedures; the timetable and capacity therefore depend on regulatory reviews.
The announced job figure is an upper limit; the available announcements do not give details of specific roles or hiring dates. Reports also provide only general information on securing the site contractually and finalising the financing. What is clear is that the decision to locate the project in Pedrola represents another planned element of Aragón’s industrial transformation which, if realised, could create new battery-recycling capacity in Spain.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).