MHI Compressor International Corp. (MCO-I), Houston, will supply four compressors and two steam turbines during a revamp and expansion of Koch Fertilizer’s ammonia production facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Koch recently announced a $140 million revamp at its Fort Dodge facility to further improve reliability, environmental and safety performance (GM Nov. 20, 2020). The investment will increase ammonia production capacity by 85,000 st/y.
In order to help meet these increased production goals, MCO-I will work in collaboration with Koch and its nominated EPC firm to supply turbomachinery, including one SynGas compressor train and one process air compressor (PAC) train. Each train will be installed as “footprint replacements” for the non-MCO-I SynGas and PAC trains onsite, to minimize impact to the existing facility’s infrastructure.
The equipment will be jointly manufactured and tested between MHI Compressor Corp.’s (MCO) factory and MCO-I’s Houston facility. All machines will be delivered in second-quarter 2022.