Daewoo finishes Indorama’s third Nigerian fertilizer train on schedule

South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has completed Indorama’s third fertilizer plant in Nigeria on schedule, reinforcing the contractor’s long running push into African nitrogen capacity.

Daewoo said in a 12 June announcement that it has finished the “Indorama Fertilizer III Project” near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for Indorama’s Nigerian subsidiary, IF FZE (Indorama Fertilizer Free Zone Enterprise). The project adds a third ammonia–urea train to the existing Indorama complex, with capacity of about 2,300 t/day of ammonia and 4,000 t/day of urea and urea fertilizer. Contract value is reported at roughly $265 million, excluding VAT.