Stamicarbon, a subsidiary of Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont, was awarded the contract to expand the urea plant for El Delta Company for Fertilizer and Chemical Industries in Egypt, according to a Sept. 18 statement from the company.
Located in Talkha, El Delta’s existing prilled urea plant was commissioned in 1981, also using Stamicarbon technology, and has been idled since 2020. Stamicarbon will provide the technology to increase capacity from 1,725 to 2,250 mt/d. The company’s Ultra-Low Energy Design technology will also reduce steam consumption by 35% and cooling water usage by 16%.
“We are proud to contribute with our solutions to support the growing demand for fertilizers in Egypt,” said Alessandro Bernini, CEO of Maire Tecnimont. “This award further consolidates our global leadership in urea technology licensing and demonstrates the reliability of our value proposition in this segment.”
Stamicarbon will also design and license a new urea granulation unit with a capacity of 2,250 mt/d using advanced fluidized bed urea granulation technology for high-quality output.