Toyota has prepared a preliminary study for the production of blue ammonia with Egypt’s MOPCO and Abu Qir Fertilizers, according to an Aug. 16 statement filed by Abu Qir to the Cairo Stock Exchange. The filing did not specify how carbon dioxide will be captured and stored.
The filing simply stated Toyota and did not specify which company within the 17-member Japanese Toyota Group was involved in the filing. However, Toyota Tsusho Group last year signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) and Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Co. (ECHEM) to study the best opportunities in the oil and gas sector to implement projects for extracting and storing carbon dioxide to produce blue ammonia utilizing Japanese technologies (GM Sept. 24, 2021). Toyota Tsusho has also been involved in other projects in Africa.