Russia’s Yefremovazot plans to build a chemical production complex in Yefremov in the country’s Tula region, domestic news agency Interfax reported on 5th October. The proposed facility will produce ammonia, urea, monoethylene glycol (MEG) and methanol. The plans were outlined in public consultation documents for a pipeline connecting the site to gas major Gazprom’s domestic […]
A replacement Stamicarbon pool condenser has been installed at KAFCO’s urea plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh, with DENZAI Bangladesh completing the transport and lifting works.
Singapore’s Anyang Indorama Gases, a subsidiary of Indorama Corporation has signed an RMB 2.4 billion ($358 million) long-term loan with a consortium of five Chinese banks to finance the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Anyang City, China.
Nextchem will provide the urea production technology for a new 3,150 t/d urea plant in China. As part of the deal, the company will provide the technology license, process design package and proprietary equipment through its nitrogen technology licensor Stamicarbon. The project will be based on Nextchem’s proprietary NX STAMI™ technology for urea production, which […]
Nutrien Ltd has announced that it will “indefinitely” shut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas site due to ongoing natural gas constraints and uncertainty over gas supplies. The company says that, following an “extensive review” of alternatives, it has determined that this is “the optimal path” to enhance free cash flow and […]
State run companies Coal India Limited (CIL) and Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd (HURL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore setting up a coal gasification-based ammonia-urea plant at HURL’s Sindri site in Jharkhand state. HURL currently operates an ammonia-urea plant with 2,200 t/d of ammonia and 3,850 t/d of urea capacity at […]
Profertil SA has awarded Saipem, working in partnership with Techint Engineering & Construction, to provide technical evaluation and design services for a planned expansion of its fertilizer complex in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Announced on September 29, the project involves a new ammonia-urea plant with a final urea capacity of 4,450 t/d. It will integrate […]
The ammonia market continues be divided on a regional basis during August. In northwest Europe, prices remained high, holding above the $700/t CFR mark, underpinned by high Dutch TTF gas prices, which stood at €63.93/ MWh ($21.5/MMBtu) as of 20 August. The spot market was active, with two cargoes destined for CF Fertilisers in the UK, one an ex-Trinidad cargo supplied by Koch and the other an ex-Algeria cargo supplied by Trammo. Trammo was also linked to a separate, unconfirmed, sale into Poland for Grupa Azoty.
• Prices are expected to hold firm in Europe, though values elsewhere could well undergo further pressure, with Tampa also expected to decline for September.
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.