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19 March 2025

Fertiglobe expects FID on green ammonia projects soon

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Fertiglobe expects FID on green ammonia projects soon

In its 4Q 2024 results presentation, Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe said that it expects to reach a final investment decision (FID) on two clean hydrogen and ammonia projects in the US and Egypt in 2025. Fertiglobe confirmed that FID on the ADNOC-ExxonMobil low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project in Baytown, Texas, is expected in 2025, with operations anticipated to begin in 2029. ADNOC’s 35% equity stake in the project will be transferred to Fertiglobe at cost once the project is operational.

An FID for the Egypt Green Hydrogen project is also expected in the first half of 2025, backed by demand and pricing support from H2Global, according to Fertiglobe. The project will feature a 100 MW electrolyser facility, producing renewable hydrogen as feedstock for approximately 74,000 t/a of renewable ammonia at Fertiglobe’s existing ammonia facilities in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Production is scheduled to commence in 2027.

Meanwhile, construction of a 1.0 million t/a blue ammonia facility in the UAE began in Q3 2024, with operations set to start in 2027. A preliminary life cycle assessment study estimates that Phase 1 of the plant will produce ammonia with 50% lower carbon intensity compared to conventional methods. In its second phase, the facility aims to further reduce carbon emissions through CO₂ capture and sequestration. Fertiglobe currently holds a 30% stake in the project and will consolidate ADNOC’s share at cost upon start-up, increasing its ownership to 54%.

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