Dangote Fertilizer, Africa’s leading fertilizer producer, has awarded contracts to several major companies for the provision of licenses and technical expertise for the development of two new planned ammonia-urea complexes, one in Nigeria and the other in Ethiopia, as well as the provision of basic engineering and design services for the related plants.
Leading European engineering companies and technology licensors secured contracts with Dangote Fertilizer in November and December 2025 for two new large-scale nitrogen fertilizer projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia.
Globally, operational renewable ammonia projects have exceeded one gigawatt (GW) of installed electrolyser capacity for the first time. Kevin Rouwenhorst of the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA) provides an overview of well-advanced projects and the associated technology options for ammonia synthesis.
thyssenkrupp Uhde says that it has successfully commissioned a hydrogen recovery unit (HRU) at the Fertil ammonia-urea plant in Ruwais, owned by Fertiglobe, a global exporter of urea and ammonia. The scope of work included engineering, procurement and site supervision during installation and start-up of the units.
Kevin Rouwenhorst of the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA) provides an overview of green ammonia projects and the associated technology options.
thyssenkrupp nucera says that it has successfully completed the acquisition of key technology assets from Danish company Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), as announced in June. The transaction was finalised following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and the consent of the court-appointed insolvency administrator. The asset deal includes intellectual property as well as a test facility with a full-size prototype in Skive, Denmark.
thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy. The project, located in Victoria, Australia, will use biomass residues and renewable electricity to produce green methanol that can be used as a low carbon liquid fuel to power shipping and aviation.
Revamping existing urea plants can deliver significant improvements – including higher capacity, lower costs and reduced emissions.
thyssenrkupp Uhde's EnviNOx® technology for Covestro Baytown site
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Uniper are entering into a strategic partnership to bring large-scale ammonia cracking technology to technological maturity. In the first phase, a demonstration plant with a capacity of 28 t/d of ammonia per day will be built at Uniper’s Gelsenkirchen-Scholven site in Germany. The plant will serve as the basis for the planned […]