Section: CRUNS Industry News

Egypt’s $873 million green ammonia project in New Damietta has entered the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase, with pre-FEED studies for the marine jetty and hydrogen plant already completed, Zawya reported 7 April, citing a statement by the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM). The project is being developed by Damietta Green Ammonia (DGA), a joint venture between Norway’s Scatec, ECHEM and Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO). FEED work on ammonia export facilities is ongoing, while major permits and financing arrangements are still being finalised.

Woodside Energy has formally assumed control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) facility in Texas, following the completion of performance testing by previous owner OCI. However, speaking at a recent press briefing for Woodside’s quarterly results, CEO Liz Westcott admitted that the switch to carbon capture and storage at the 1.1 million t/a ammonia facility was now being delayed to 2027.

Deendayal Port Authority says it has completed India’s first methanol bunkering demonstration at Kandla port, furthering its port bunkering capabilities and alternative fuels provision aims. The authority says that the shore-to-ship methanol transfer marks a milestone for port infrastructure development aligned with maritime decarbonisation goals. Conducted on 2 April, the trial brought together multiple industry partners to validate operational readiness and safety procedures for handling alternative fuels within a working port environment.

Ameropa has acquired Peruvian fertiliser distributor Inkafert, giving the Swiss group a direct foothold in Peru’s bulk fertiliser market while keeping the local team and set‑up in place.

On 6 May, Romanian gas producer Romgaz said it had agreed key terms to take over the Azomureș fertiliser plant, weeks after the Ameropa‑owned producer started a 45‑day restructuring process and warned it could mothball the site without a deal.

LSB Industries, a US-based producer of ammonia and industrial chemicals, has agreed a deal with carbon capture developer Lapis Carbon Solutions to secure a pathway to full ownership of its El Dorado CCS project in Arkansas.

Nextchem, through its nitrogen technology licensing arm Stamicarbon, has been awarded a licensing and process design package contract by AdvanSix for a new urea-to-diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) plant in Hopewell, Virginia.

Argentina's Pampa Energía is advancing work on a proposed 2 million t/y urea plant but has not yet taken a final investment decision, the company said in its recent investor briefings.

Petrobras has approved the resumption of construction on its long-delayed UFN-III nitrogen fertiliser plant in Três Lagoas, signalling a renewed push into Brazil’s domestic fertiliser market.

CF Industries and PepsiCo have launched a commercial partnership to cut greenhouse‑gas emissions in potato production by offering certified low‑carbon urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) to growers supplying PepsiCo’s Frito‑Lay snack brands.