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Italian engineering firm Tecnimont was awarded the contract to build a low-carbon ammonia plant in Al Ruwais Industrial City, according to a press release. The facility, which will produce 1 mn tons of ammonia annually, is being developed by a consortium of local and global companies, including Adnoc and ADQ JV Ta’ziz, UAE-based fertilizer and ammonia producer Fertiglobe, Korea’s GS Energy Corporation, and Japan’s Mitsui & Co.
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The timeline: Construction for the ammonia plant is set to begin in 3Q 2024, with operations expected to kick off in 2027, the statement said.
Background: The consortium signed a shareholder agreement for the project in January 2023.
The project is anticipated to substantially cut carbon emissions. The initial phase, forecasted to inject a multi-bn dollar investment into the country’s GDP and create thousands of jobs over the next 20 years, will produce ammonia that has 50% lower carbon intensity compared to conventional methods. The second phase will further reduce carbon intensity through carbon capture and sequestration, doubling the initial capacity.
ICYMI- Adnoc delivered the first certified bulk commercial shipment of low-carbon ammonia to Japan’s Mitsui, produced at Fertiglobe’s Ruwais facility, earlier this month.
About the companies: A key subsidiary of the Maire Group, Tecnimont specializes in large-scale engineering, procurement, and construction projects in chemicals, petrochemicals, fertilizers, refining and gas monetization, and power. Ta’ziz is a chemicals and transition fuels complex under development in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ruwais Industrial City, according to its website.
