Ammonia news

Hungarian nitrogen fertilizer producer Nitrogénmuvek has temporarily halted ammonia production as a result of high natural gas prices.

The two plants have a combined annual capacity of 1 million t of ammonia and 0.9 million t of urea.

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

The objective of the project is to rebuild the synthesis gas compression capacities for an ammonia plant through the installation of new compressors.

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.

A report by GlobalData reveals that India has 12 new-build and expansion projects with capacity additions of about 6.97 million tpy by 2026.

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 electrolyser plant will produce enough hydrogen to create 20 500 tpy of ammonia, which can be converted to between 60 000 and 80 000 t of green fertilizer.

Once completed, the plant will be a fully integrated, carbon-neutral facility, using solar and wind energy to produce 300 tpd of ammonia.