Tag: Production

Deepak Nitrite Ltd says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Deepak Chem Tech Ltd, has begun production at its new nitric acid plant in Nandesari, Vadodara district, Gujarat. The 70,000 t/a plant has been completed at a reported investment cost of $57 million. According to the company’s filing, the new plant will allow Deepak to “reestablish supply security for key intermediates, support greater resilience across the group’s chemical value chain and enable deeper penetration into high-value applications”.

Prayon has officially opened a new sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) production unit at its Engis complex in Belgium. The €30 million investment is designed to strengthen the company’s position in the food and technical phosphates market.

A consortium including Danish companies Skovgaard Energy, Topsoe and Vestas says that it has reached an important milestone with the startup of operations in what they describe as the world’s first-of-its-kind green ammonia plant. The plant, owned by Skovgaard Energy and located in Ramme Denmark, is a demonstrator for a dynamic approach to green ammonia production, which means that the plant will adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from the renewable power sources in integration with the plant’s electrolysis and ammonia synthesis loop. This, say the developers, will ensure optimal production and improve the cost-effectiveness of green ammonia, ensuring less need for costly storage solutions of green hydrogen or renewable power. Production capacity is 5,000 t/a of green ammonia, with an associated CO2 reduction of 9,600 t/a. The partnership has received euro 11 million in funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP).

Brazil is well-positioned to lead the global transition to low-carbon ‘green’ fertilizers, suggests Petter Ostbo, CEO and founder, Atlas Agro.

Venezuela’s nitrogen industry faces uncertainty from US military intervention, as outlined in a recent CRU analysis. Strategic facilities State-owned Pequiven manages three northern coastal plants with 2.4 Mt annual ammonia capacity and 3.0 Mt urea capacity. These sites link directly to PDVSA pipelines and nearby natural gas operations. Historical disruptions and 2023 rebound US sanctions […]

Metso wins major order for delivery of engineering and key process equipment for new primary copper smelter investment in Asia

Metso - third part of order related to Almalyk MMC's copper smelter project booked - set to produce 1.8 million tpa of sulfuric acid

Sustainability consultancy ERM has been has been tasked with developing a low-carbon roadmap for the potash and phosphate industry.

Freeport Indonesia may be forced to suspend operations at its Manyar smelter at the end of October due to a lack of copper concentrate, according to local press reports. The news follows the mudslide at the Grasberg mine in September, which killed seven workers. Grasberg, which represents almost 3% of global copper mine production, has halted production and Freeport says that it may not return to pre-accident operating rates until 2027. Stocks of copper concentrate at Grasberg were estimated to be only sufficient to operate the Manyar smelter until the end of October. The $3.7 billion Manyar smelter only resumed operations in May after a fire broke out in October last year, damaging the plant.

Delegates gathered in Morocco in September for AFA's Technical Conference. We present selected highlights from this year’s event.