Linde to build ASU for blue ammonia project

Linda has signed a new long-term agreement with Blue Point Number One, a joint venture between CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui. Under the terms of the agreement, Linde will supply industrial gases to Blue Point’s 1.4 million t/a low carbon ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Linde will build, own and operate a world-scale air separation unit (ASU) to supply oxygen and nitrogen to the Blue Point project, expected to be one of the largest low-carbon ammonia projects in the world. Linde will invest more than $400 million in the new on-site plant, which is expected to start up in 2029.

“The Blue Point joint venture will help build a reliable and affordable low-carbon ammonia value chain to meet rising demand for ammonia as an energy source,” said Christopher Bohn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “For industry-leading projects, trusted partners are crucial. Linde’s experience in developing major clean energy projects, along with its technology and operational expertise, makes them a strategic choice for the Blue Point project.”

“We are proud to supply critical industrial gases to Blue Point, supporting their development of a robust supply chain for low-carbon ammonia,” said Sean Durbin, Executive Vice President North America, Linde. “This will be Linde’s third state-of-the-art ASU supplying a major autothermal reforming plant, which builds on our experience in developing similar facilities in Texas and Canada. It is also the latest of a series of investments by Linde in our US Gulf Coast industrial gases corridor, increasing network density in a region where demand for industrial gases is continuously growing.”