NextChem, a subsidiary of Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont, has been awarded a feasibility study and pre-FEED contract by FertigHY to use NX Stami Green Ammonia™ and NX Stami Nitric Acid™ technologies for a fertilizer plant in France.
FertigHY announced plans in May to build a low-carbon fertilizer plant in France’s Hauts-de-France region (GM May 17, p. 24). The project’s capital expenditure is estimated at $1.4 billion with an expected commissioning date of 2030. The plant will produce 500,000 mt/y of nitrogen fertilizers, covering approximately 10% of France’s total fertilizer consumption.
The FertigHY consortium was established in 2023 and is composed of EIT InnoEnergy, RIC Energy, MAIRE, Siemens Financial Services, InVivo, and Heineken. The consortium aims to invest in Europe for the decarbonization of the economy.