Egyptian nitrogen producer MOPCO has agreed to be part of a new company that will produce green hydrogen to be used in green ammonia production, according to a July 25 announcement from the company’s Board of Directors. MOPCO will be joining with the SCATEC out of Norway and the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company.
The announcement did not specify percentages of contributions or ownership of the new company, nor when construction will begin. Sources said the MOPCO action is seen as the first step to backing more green production operations.
MOPCO currently operates three urea and ammonia plants with an annual production capacity of 2 million mt of urea. The Green Markets database lists total MOPCO capacity at 1.92 million mt/y for urea and 1.2 million mt/y for ammonia.