Damietta, Egypt—Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has supplied and recently commissioned Egypt’s largest nitrogen fertilizer complex. The plant, located in the Damietta free-trade zone, will be operated by Egyptian Nitrogen Products Co. (ENPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Misr Fertilizer Production Co. (MOPCO).
When fully ramped-up, the plant will be capable of producing 2,400 mt/d of ammonia and 3,850 mt/d of urea. ENPC contracted Thyssenkrupp in 2007 to build the turnkey facility. The two ammonia lines are based on Thyssenkrupp’s proprietary ammonia process, while the two urea lines will use Stamicarbon’s process. Market sources said additional tonnage on an already volatile market may put even more pressure on prices.