Nebraska’s $1bn Project Meadowlark advances

Project Meadowlark, a more than $1 billion homegrown nitrogen fertilizer complex in Gothenburg, Nebraska, has cleared key early milestones as it targets civil works in 2027 and commercial operations by 2029. The plant is designed to convert all ammonia output into finished products, with stated capacity of 365,000 short ton per year (st/y) of UAN, 140,000 st/y of ATS and 52,000 st/y of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) for regional farm and transport markets.

City officials in Gothenburg have granted the site, which is fully zoned and entitled, while the developer reports that an air permit has been issued and an engineering, procurement and fabrication contract secured. The backers say they are “moving with the urgency Nebraska’s farmers deserve, while maintaining the engineering rigor and safety standards required for a facility of this scale.”