Port Harcourt, Nigeria—Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd. (IEFCL) reports that its new $1.4 billion ammonia and urea plant at Port Harcourt is set for commissioning. The plant has design capacity to produce 2,300 mt/d of ammonia and 4,000 mt/d (1.4 million mt/y) of granular urea, and has been built within the perimeter of sister company Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Co.’s existing petrochemicals site. Both companies are part of the Singapore-headquartered Indorama Corp. KBR supplied the purifier process technology for the ammonia plant, while the urea plant will use Toyo’s synthesis technology. An 83-km pipeline to supply NGL feedstock has been completed as part of the project. The new output will substitute some of Nigeria’s and other West African countries’ urea imports and help address growing demand for the fertilizer. IEFCL says it will also target North and South American markets. A new export terminal at Onne has been built and includes a 45,000 mt-capacity urea storage unit. The transfer of urea from the plant will be via an existing road network.
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