Urea news
Stamicarbon tests remote commissioning using mixed reality technology
During remote commissioning of an N/C Meter in a urea plant, N/C Meter specialists from SPIE Nederland gave the commissioning instructions to a Stamicarbon Process Engineer wearing the Microsoft HoloLens in the plant via a Microsoft Teams call.
Fertiglobe completes IPO on ADX
Fertiglobe expects to distribute a dividend of at least US$200 million for 2H21 and at least US$400 million for FY22.
Honeywell and Saipem to implement digital solutions for urea production technology
Saipem will adopt Honeywell Forge software to create a digital twin for its urea technology to support clients with virtual simulations to improve their production targets.
OCI, ADNOC and Fertiglobe to launch IPO of Fertiglobe
OCI and ADNOC intend to collectively offer 13.8% of Fertiglobe’s issued share capital in the offering.
Togliattiazot starts manning new urea production unit
PJSC TOAZ (Togliattiazot) has begun hiring workers for its Urea Production Unit No. 3.
Ethiopia, OCP Group to establish fertilizer plant in Dire Dawa
The project will have an initial estimated investment of approximately US$2.4 billion during the first phase to develop a 2.5 million t fertilizer production unit, combining urea and NPK/NPS products.
Infinite Blue Energy to provide renewable hydrogen to Strike Energy’s urea production facility
Strike Energy will manufacture 1.4 million tpy of low carbon urea at the Narngulu Industrial Estate at Geraldton and will require up to 390 tpd of green hydrogen to complement the renewable hydrogen produced onsite.
Production resumes at Donaldsonville ammonia plants
The complex was shut down on 28 August as part of contingency plans for Hurricane Ida.
Kima signs MoU to restructure loan to finance ammonia and urea plant
The loan was used to finance Kima's ammonia and urea plant in Aswan, Egypt, which is currently operating at 80% of the ammonia line and 104% of the urea line.
Stamicarbon to supply urea granulation plant to Acron
The new granulation plant will be built based on the same design as the first granulation plant Stamicarbon provided for Acron, which was successfully commissioned in 2020.