Nitrogen

Xinji Energy Chemical Co. Ltd. has awarded Eurotecnica a contract for the implementation of the largest high pressure melamine plant in the world with a 120 000 tpy capacity.

The company is ramping up potash production capability to 18 million t by 2025 and is planning for approximately US$2 billion in additional share repurchases in 2022.

ICL Iberia and Yara India received the awards for excellence in safety, health and the environment.

Proceeds of the divestment (A$2.46 million) are to be applied to complete the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Cabinda Phosphate project and studies for the Capanda Green Hydrogen-Ammonia project.

ENERGY STAR certification recognises plants performing in the top 25% of similar nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meeting strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.

The manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products has announced results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2022.

The company has announced that it is evaluating a potential initial public offering of its Yara Clean Ammonia business on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

The takeover is part of a broader strategy aimed at strengthening Casale’s position in the market and leveraging an integrated portfolio of efficient technologies.

The company has informed customers it serves by Union Pacific rail lines that railroad-mandated shipping reductions would result in nitrogen fertilizer shipment delays during the spring application season.

Production has resumed at Incitec Pivot's Waggaman ammonia plant in Louisiana, US, following an incident in February.

The Commerce Department has said it will begin requiring Russians and Belarusians to get a special licence when seeking to obtain a host of goods from US suppliers, including fertilizer and chemicals, and pledged to deny those licences.

The transaction involves the offering by the Iowa Finance Authority of up to approximately US$854 million Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Refunding Bonds (Iowa Fertilizer Company Project), Series 2022, the proceeds of which will be loaned to IFCo to refinance, together with OCI's available resources, the Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds (Iowa Fertilizer Company Project), Series 2013 and Series 2018A and B.

KBR has won an ammonia technology contract from DL E&C for NeuRizer's (formerly Leigh Creek Energy Ltd) carbon-neutral fertilizer project in Australia.

The agreement with Teal allows Trammo to secure a supply and offtake of 800 000 t of green ammonia from an ammonia production plant to be built on prime industrial land in Sept-Iles, Quebec, Canada.

China Blue Chemicals has received a brand new high-pressure stripper made from Safurex® to replace their equipment.