CF Industries has selected ThyssenKrupp Uhde to provide engineering and supply services for two fertilizer complexes in the U.S. The contract was awarded through ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s U.S. business partner, Uhde Corporation of America. CF industries is one of the world’s leading fertilizer producers.
CF Industries will construct new ammonia and urea/UAN production units at its complex in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and new ammonia and urea units at its complex in Port Neal, Iowa. Overall expenditure on the projects will total US$3.8 billion.
The ammonia, nitric acid and UAN plants will be based on the highly efficient ThyssenKrupp Uhde processes while the urea plant will employ the synthesis process belonging to Stamicarbon of the Netherlands. The urea and UAN plants are scheduled to come on stream in the second half of 2015 and the new ammonia plant in 2016.
Alongside expansion of the fertilizer complex in Donaldsonville, CF Industries is also increasing its fertilizer capacities in Port Neal, Iowa.
For both fertilizer complexes ThyssenKrupp Uhde will be responsible for the basic engineering, detail engineering, procurement and supply services, as well as providing services during construction and commissioning.
“These fertilizer complexes in the USA are the next chapter in our ongoing success story with CF Industries,” said Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Uhde, Michael Thiemann. “We have been chosen in the face of stiff competition not only as a result of our reference plants that have been successfully completed throughout the world, but also because we have convinced CFI of our technological capabilities. As the world market leader in converting natural gas to fertilizers, we will be able to further expand our position in the US market.”