Asturias authorizes the Musel Greenmet green methanol plant in Gijón

The Regional Ministry of Mobility, Environment and Emergency Management of the Principality of Asturias has granted the ordinary integrated environmental authorization to the green methanol production and storage plant «Musel Greenmet», promoted by Hymet Musel, S. L. in the Port of Gijón. The resolution was issued on September 14, 2026, and its public announcement appears in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA) No. 186, of September 25, 2026, with the official reference Code 2026-07693. The associated administrative file is AAI-133/24//AUTO/2024/15381.

The publication is carried out for the purposes provided for in Article 47.3 of the Law of the Principality of Asturias 1/2023, of March 15, on Environmental Quality, which requires the publication of this type of resolutions. The authorized activity corresponds to the category «4. Chemical industries» of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Law. The announcement was signed in Oviedo on September 16, 2026, by the Director General of the Environment.

An ordinary integrated environmental authorization

The resolution grants the facility the integrated environmental authorization in its ordinary modality, the environmental intervention instrument provided for in the regional environmental quality regulations for industrial facilities included in its scope of application. The published text specifies that the authorization is granted to the aforementioned industrial facility and that the activity fits into the chemical industries category of the state regulations for integrated pollution prevention and control.

The announcement does not include technical conditions, execution deadlines, or production or investment figures, which are contained in the full text of the administrative act.

Data of the authorized project

• Facility: green methanol production and storage plant «Musel Greenmet».
• Owner: Hymet Musel, S. L.
• Location: Port of Gijón.
• Category: «4. Chemical industries» of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Law.
• File: AAI-133/24//AUTO/2024/15381.
• Date of resolution: September 14, 2026.
• Competent body: Regional Ministry of Mobility, Environment and Emergency Management.
• Official reference of the announcement: Code 2026-07693.

Where to consult the full content

The announcement indicates that the full content of the act can be consulted on the website asturias.es, following the path Topics / Environment / Environmental Authorizations / registry of environmental authorizations / Ordinary Integrated Environmental Authorizations Section.

The document is published in section I. Principality of Asturias, within the announcements section, and is signed by the Director General of the Environment in Oviedo on September 16, 2026.

The authorization clears the environmental procedure for a chemical plant linked to green methanol in the main Asturian port enclave, a strategic location for the region’s industrial and logistical activity. With the resolution already issued and published, the project by Hymet Musel, S. L. is now enabled on the integrated environmental level to move forward with its development in the Port of Gijón.

Source: Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias, no. 186 of September 25, 2026, section I. Principality of Asturias (official reference: Code 2026-07693).