Milan-based MAIRE on Feb. 26 announced that NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its nitrogen technology licensor Stamicarbon, has been awarded a licensing and equipment supply contract for a state-of-the-art urea melt and granulation plant in Egypt for El-Nasr Co. Intermediate Chemicals (NCIC).
The plant is expected to have a production capacity of 1,050 mt/d of urea and will be located in an area 100 kilometers southeast of Cairo. This is the second NCIC urea plant that will feature Stamicarbon’s granulation technology.
“This award is evidence of the reliability of our value proposition in offering nitrogen-based technology solutions worldwide,” said Alessandro Bernini, Maire CEO. “We are proud to contribute to NCIC’s industrial development plans in the fertilizer sector, thus consolidating our market leadership in licensing urea technology in Africa.”