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21 July 2025

Marubeni signs a long-term offtake agreement for green ammonia

Marubeni has signed a long-term offtake agreement with green technology company Envision Energy Co., Ltd for ammonia produced from renewable energy in Inner Mongolia, China. Marubeni says that it will take a certain volume of green ammonia produced at a plant on a long-term basis and supply it to clients. This project marks Marubeni’s first long-term offtake agreement for green ammonia, via which Marubeni aims to establish its position as a key supplier in the green ammonia market.

Envision plans to begin trial production of green ammonia with wind-generated electricity in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. The company’s commercial green ammonia plants are scheduled to start operations from September 2025 onwards, with an initial production capacity of 300,000 t/a in the project’s first phase. Envision is aiming to eventually produce 5 million t/a.

Construction on the Chifeng plant began in April 2023, and Envision started ammonia production in March 2024, as part of an initial exploratory phase to evaluate diverse electrolysis technologies, dynamic ammonia synthesis, and off-grid integration. The company says that it will be capable of supplying substantial volumes of renewable ammonia both domestically and internationally starting from Q4 2025. Following this initial stage, the second phase will double annual production by another 300,000 t/a, with the third phase set to add a further 900,000 t/a. Envision also aims to address electrolytic hydrogen production constraints by developing extensive hydrogen pipeline infrastructure, consisting of an 800 km main pipeline and multiple branches. This network will connect Ordos City in Inner Mongolia to Chifeng City in the East, streamlining hydrogen transport significantly. In addition to hydrogen pipelines, Envision is planning a dedicated 300 km liquid ammonia distribution pipeline from the production facility near Chifeng to Jinzhou Port, where it is developing an ammonia storage terminal and jetty for export purposes.

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JPMC and APC expand fertilizer production

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OCP Nutricrops surpasses 5 million tonnes of TSP

In late July, OCP Nutricrops announced that its triple superphosphate (TSP) production capacity now exceeds five million tonnes, thanks to the commissioning of the first two TSP production lines – each with a capacity of 500,000 t/a – as part of the strategic ‘TSP Hub’ programme at OCP’s massive Jorf Lasfar complex. This initiative is led by the OCP Group’s Manufacturing Special Business Unit (SBU) in coordination with OCP Nutricrops, OFAS and JESA. These flexible production lines can manufacture tailored fertilizers that integrate nutrients and additives to match specific soil and crop needs, OCP Nutricrops said.

CIL to increase BMCC stake

India’s Coromandel International (CIL) is set to increase its stake in phosphate rock producer Baobab Mining and Chemicals Corporation (BMCC) in Senegal further to 71.51% from 53.8%, according to local press reports. CIL is reportedly paying $7.7 million for an additional 17.69% equity stake, after previously raising its stake from 45% in September 2024. CIL originally announced it would take a stake in BMCC in 2022, when it paid $19.6 million for a 45% stake, along with a loan of $9.7 million into BMCC for capital projects and expansion. CIL plans to use the stake to ensure long term supply security of phosphate rock.