CHEMET, a Polish manufacturer of pressure vessels and railway tank cars, reached its 80th year of operations in 2025.
Established in 1945, the company has
evolved into a leading European supplier of complete railway tank cars for the
transportation of LPG, ammonia, and CO₂, while continuing to be at the forefront of pressure vessel
manufacturing.
The company’s post-war activity centred on
steel structures, bent pipelines, and industrial installations. By the 1950s,
CHEMET was producing equipment for ammonia storage, industrial refrigeration,
and other pressure applications. During this period, work with pressurised and
hazardous media established engineering standards that later supported the
transition into transportable vessels and railway tank cars.
In the 1990s, CHEMET began serial
production of LPG storage tanks, including stationary tanks and transportable
vessels delivered to international markets. The expansion of transportable
vessels manufacturing created the certification and quality framework required
later also for railway applications.
At the beginning of the 21st century,
CHEMET produced its first rail tanks for carriage of hazardous and toxic
chemicals and extended its capabilities to cryogenic tanks and
installations.
In the following decade, the company moved
from tanks production to deliveries of complete railway tank cars for LPG,
ammonia, and butadiene. It also executed projects involving large-scale LPG and
later CO₂ storage tanks
and developed rail-compatible solutions for CO₂ logistics, reflecting increasing demand for pressurised gas
transport.
Today, CHEMET operates four production
facilities—two in Poland and two in France. The French plants manufacture and
refurbish stationery and transportable pressure vessels, road tankers, and
cylinders for liquefied gases. Fully automated production line placed in
France, with 32 welding robots, is one of the most high tech solution in
Europe. The Polish facilities focus on the design and production of complete
installations and railway tank cars, including manufacturing, testing, and
certification.
The company’s rail portfolio covers tank
cars for LPG, ammonia, bioLPG, rDME, caustic soda, and CO2 transportation. Its
products serve chemical producers, gas suppliers, and rail freight operators
across Europe.
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