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Azomures – Energy efficiency projects and modernization of the road and railway infrastructure

The modernization of the road and railway infrastructure is needed in order for the fertilizer deliveries to take place in optimal conditions. The company ended 2020 with a turnover of EUR 365 million lei, up 12% from the previous year. Azomureş, one of the main producers of mineral fertilizers for agriculture, has ongoing investment projects to increase energy efficiency. “Energy efficiency …

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Rio Grande fertilizer plant investment by Yara

Norwegian chemical firm Yara International is planning to invest $275m to expand and modernise its Rio Grande fertilizer plant in Brazil. The facility is strategically located in southern Brazil, a key region in the country’s growing agricultural industry. The expansion, set for completion in 2020, is expected to create one of the most modern fertiliser sites in the Americas. Yara president …

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Nitrogen Syngas 2016 – you will miss Fertilizer Recruitment this year!

Next week, starting on Feburary 29th, the Nitrogen+Syngas 2016 will start in Berlin, Germany. Fertilizer Recruitment, exhibitor for several years, will not be present at the 2016 edition of this industry leading technical event where global companies announce new technological developments and discuss improvements in operating procedures. The Nitrogen+Syngas conference is all about gaining knowledge, expanding networks, sharing ideas/thoughts and …

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MoU Construction of five fertilizer plants Eurochem, Maire Tecnimont and SACE

EuroChem Group AG, Maire Tecnimont and SACE jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) in relation to the construction of five ammonia-urea plants to be commissioned in Russia, the United States and Kazakhstan over the next 10 years. According to the MoU, EuroChem will first invite Maire Tecnimont to submit its proposal to undertake engineering, procurement and …

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Nitrogen-Syngas 2015: Fertilizer Recruitment will be present!

We from Fertilizer Recruitment are proud to inform you that we will be present at the Nitrogen-Syngas conference 2015 in Istanbul – Turkey from Monday February 23th till Thursday February 26th 2015. Nitrogen + Syngas is the industry’s leading technical event where global companies announce new technological developments and discuss improvements in operating procedures. Held annually, the last Nitrogen + …

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Yara Porsgrunn awards Pöyry EPCM fertilizer assignment

Yara has awarded to Pöyry the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services assignment for a project aimed at increasing capacity of fertilizer production in Porsgrunn, Norway. Pöyry’s scope of work includes engineering, procurement services, construction management services and the overall coordination and management of the project. The assignment started early January 2015 and is scheduled to be completed by …

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Cronus Chemical LLC invests US$ 1.4 Billion in new fertilizer plant

Cronus Chemical LLC, owned by a group of Swiss and Turkish investors, has selected Illinois for the location of its new fertilizer plant that will cost $1.4 billion. The company is going to build the plant close to Tuscola, a city in Douglas Country in Illinois. When ready, the plant will produce the nitrogen-based fertilizers, ammonia, and urea. Construction works …

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TOYO awarded new ammonia plant project in Brazil

Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO, President and CEO Katsumoto Ishibashi), in cooperation with SOG – Óleo e Gás S.A. (CEO Jose Luis Fernandes), a leading engineering company in Brazil, has been awarded a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS), a Brazilian state-run oil company. The contract involves construction of a new ammonia plant (UFN-5) with a production capacity of 1,500 tons/day …

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Basin Electric and Dakota Gasification company visit Stamicarbon

A small contingent of Basin Electric and Dakota Gasification Company employees traveled to the Netherlands and Austria in early April to review urea processing technology and visit a fabrication shop that will build equipment for Dakota Gas’ planned urea production facility. The group of employees included Daren Eliason, Dakota Gas’ urea project engineering lead; Mike Seefeld, Basin Electric senior contract administrator; Tanner Broderick, …

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Tata Chemicals not to pick up equity in Gabon urea project

Tata Chemicals  will not participate in an ammonia-urea project being set by a JV between Olam International and the Gabon government in the African country. The Indian company in 2011 had announced its plans to participate in the urea project, in which Olam International holds 80 percent stake and the rest by the Gabon government. Tata Chemicals (TCL), in a …