Nitrogen

TOAZ has shut down operation of 4 ammonia units and put 3 ammonia units into a reduced load mode.

Based on investigations to date, Incitec Pivot Ltd. expects it will take between 6 and 8 weeks to complete the repairs and restart the plant.

As part of an initiative at the Herøya facility to replace the current hydrogen production process through liquefied fossil gas with green hydrogen based on renewable energy, Casale has committed its own technology, including the design of brand-new ammonia converter internals.

Cooperation between the companies will aim to bring Industry 4.0 innovations into the nitrogen fertilizer industry and, in particular, the urea process.

The designed capacity of the UFN III plant, also known as Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III, is 800 000 tpy of ammonia and 1.3 million tpy of carbamide.

The Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has committed AUS$255 million for critical infrastructure for the project.

The enterprise value of the offer is set at €455 million, with closing foreseen in the second half of 2022.

Major project status gives Strike access to the Major Projects Facilitation Agency for approvals, project support and coordination.

The deal will enable CF Fertilisers’ Billingham plant to continue to operate while global gas prices remain high.

With a nameplate capacity of 3900 tpd, the plant is the largest to be licensed by Stamicarbon to date.

The plants will be built in Dongping, Shandong Province, for a local urea producer.

With a total of 14 storage, blending and distribution units in the southeast, midwest, south, and northeast regions, Fertilizantes Heringer is considered a significant contributor to Brazilian agriculture.

Including planned maintenance and unscheduled outages, Yara’s European ammonia production has been approximately 30% ( ~370 000 t) below capacity from September to November.

Azomures is one of the largest consumers of natural gas in Romania, with approximately 10% of national consumption, and provides 50% of fertilizers used on Romanian farms.

KBR will provide its digital solution and technical advisory services for the process and equipment health of the plant using the KBR INSITE® platform.