Riyadh-based SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. Ltd. announced that it received approval from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy on July 3 for allocating the required quantities of feedstock to build its 1.2 million mt/y blue ammonia plant in Jubail Industrial City.
The blue ammonia facility will be SABIC’s sixth plant in Jubail Industrial City and is expected to make 1.1 million mt/y of urea and specialized agri-nutrients in addition to blue ammonia. The company will complete engineering studies to evaluate competing technologies prior to selecting the most efficient for energy and feedstock utilization.