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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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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 …