MAIRE Tecnimont Integrated E&C Solutions has received the notice to proceed with construction activities for the Fertiglobe low-carbon ammonia plant that is under development in the Ruwais region in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The plant is expected to begin operation in 2027 and will produce 1 million mt/y of blue ammonia.
Italian Tecnimont SpA signed the engineering, procurement, and construction contract (EPC) with Fertiglobe in February 2023 (GM Feb. 27, 2023).
Fertiglobe is the largest producer of nitrogen fertilizer in the MENA region and is developing the blue ammonia plant with Mitsui & Co., GS Energy Corp., and Ta’ziz, a joint venture between ADNOC and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ. Fertiglobe joined the blue ammonia project in June 2021 (GM June 25, 2021) while Mitsui and GS Energy agreed to partner with the Ta’ziz joint venture in November 2021 (GM Nov. 19, 2021).
Both Mitsui and GS Energy have stated that upon equity participation and supply commencement they will offtake “significant volumes” of blue ammonia to “meet growing demand in the energy and industrial sectors in Japan and Korea, respectively.”