Yara and Jera (Japanese thermal power joint venture) have signed an initial agreement to start considering co-operation on upgrading Yara’s Pilbara fertilizer plant in Australia to produce blue ammonia, which would be supplied to Jera’s power generation plants. The partnership would also cover development of new blue and green ammonia production projects, as well as exploration of new demand for …
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 …
KBR awarded turnkey EPC contract by Yara and BASF
KBR has been awarded with a turnkey EPC contract by Yara and BASF for a world scale ammonia plant at BASF’s site in Freeport, Texas. The plant will use hydrogen as raw material, reducing capital expenditures (capex), maintenance and carbon dioxide emissions significantly. Ownership will be 68 percent Yara and the remaining 32 percent by BASF. Each company will extract ammonia from …
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 …
Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) Yara Pilbara project
Next phase of gas downstream processing have begun at the Yara Pilbara Nitrates, Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) plant in Western Australia’s Pilbara. Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) led technical ammonium nitrate project on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia is for Burrup Nitrates Pty, a company that has YARA International (from Norway), Orica Ltd (ASX-listed) and Apache Corp (NYSE-listed) as shareholders. Main Contractor Yara …