Edition Tag: Nitrogen Syngas 2026-09-30

Maire Group subsidiary Tecnimont has been awarded a contract by Fértil Pampa SAU, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pampa Energia SA, for a large-scale fertilizer complex in Argentina. The facility will include a large-scale ammonia plant and two parallel ultra-low energy urea trains, each with its own granulation unit, with a combined capacity of 6,000 t/d (2.1 million t/a), making it the largest urea plant in Latin America by production. It will occupy an 80-hectare site within the Bahía Blanca Industrial Complex, in Buenos Aires province. The location is adjacent to Pampa’s existing power generation assets, benefiting from direct access to key infrastructure, including gas pipelines, high-voltage transmission lines, water intake systems, and a deep-water export port, enabling efficient logistics.

Algeria’s Sonatrach and the Algerian Fertilizers Company (AFC) on 12 August signed engineering, procurement and construction contracts with Italy’s Saipem and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the first phase of the country’s Integrated Phosphate Project (PPI). The ceremony at Sonatrach’s Algiers headquarters was chaired by Hydrocarbons Minister Mohamed Arkab and attended by the Chinese and Italian ambassadors.

ControlRooms deployed an AI troubleshooting system at a world-scale ammonia plant, identifying early issues missed by existing alarms.

In a submerged condenser, not all vapours should condense. A residual vapour phase is needed to maintain a high heat-transfer coefficient, while inert gases must also be accommodated. The following round table discussion highlights the practical challenges associated with operating an LPCC.

Toyo Engineering Corporation combines its its PMOS™ digital twin platform with AI-tools to improve urea plant monitoring, issue detection, and technical advisory services.

Air Liquide examines how its Lurgi™ ATR and Recticap™ carbon-capture technologies can support scalable, cost-effective low-carbon ammonia production.

KPI explains why steam and power balances must be assessed early to ensure low-carbon ammonia and methanol project feasibility.

Stamicarbon explores how blue and green ammonia technologies can enable scalable, lower carbon production for fertilizer and energy applications.

Algeria and Oman have made a final investment decision to expand fertiliser production at the Algerian-Omani Fertiliser Company (AOA) plant in Arzew, in Algeria’s Oran province.

Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals (CFCL) commenced commercial production of technical ammonium nitrate at its Gadepan complex in Kota district, Rajasthan, on 20 August, the company confirmed in a stock exchange filing. The unit produces prilled high-density ammonium nitrate (HDAN) and has a capacity of 240,000 t/a. An integrated weak nitric acid plant at the same site has a capacity of 210,000 t/a and supplies the downstream unit. Larsen & Toubro executed the works on a lump-sum turnkey basis under a technology licence from Casale, it said.