Casale SA is a leading Swiss provider of process technologies, engineering, and construction services for the chemical industry, specializing in ammonia, urea, methanol, and fertilizer production plants.
Founded in 1921 by Italian chemist Luigi Casale as Ammonia Casale SA in Lugano, Switzerland, the company has evolved into a global technology leader with over a century of expertise in high-pressure catalytic processes. It offers proprietary technologies for the design and revamping of ammonia synthesis units, urea plants, methanol facilities, nitric acid, melamine, and related chemical derivatives.
Headquartered at Via Giulio Pocobelli 6 in Lugano, Casale SA operates as part of a private group wholly owned by Casale Holding SA. The group employs more than 400 professionals and maintains international offices in the Czech Republic (Casale Project a.s.), China, Brazil, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
The company provides full-scope services including technology licensing, basic and detailed engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and after-sales support. It is particularly renowned for plant revamping solutions that enhance capacity, efficiency, and environmental performance. In recent years, Casale has positioned itself as a pioneer in sustainable technologies, developing green ammonia and methanol processes based on renewable energy, as well as blue hydrogen and carbon capture solutions to support the industry's decarbonization efforts.
With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, Casale SA serves clients worldwide in the fertilizer and chemical sectors, contributing to more efficient and environmentally responsible production of essential chemicals and fuels.
Also known as Ammonia Casale SA and Casale S.A..
chemXplore tracks 6 projects involving Casale, of which 4 are active.
Casale's role on them: EPC, Investor / Financier, Technology licensor, and Technology / equipment supplier.
4 new construction.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 4 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Ammonia (2), Hydrogen (2), Methanol (2), Ammonium nitrate (1), Nitric acid (1), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (1)
SMART‑N technology under an EPF contract with modular off‑site fabrication, 10–100% operating range with staged hydrogen rollout and downstream conversion to nitric acid and fertilizers.
Pre-FEED for an Iisalmi biorefinery converting forestry residues and renewable hydrogen into ~180,000 t/y bio‑e‑methanol; operations targeted by 2030 and future SAF output.
India’s first commercial coal gasification-to-ammonium nitrate complex in Odisha will process 1.3 Mt coal/y into 0.66 Mt AN, cut imports and target Sept 2029 start.
US$665M funded (US$420M debt, US$245M equity); 260,000 t/yr low‑carbon CAN with 10‑year Yara offtake; powered by 100% renewable hydropower; production by Oct 2029.
FID enables construction of the first industrial-scale low-carbon fertiliser plant using green hydrogen, producing 260,000 t/y CAN and targeting commercial operation by 2029.
The facility will convert local waste into renewable methanol using patented technology. The permit ensures minimal environmental impact and aligns with Amsterdam's sustainability goals.
Co-licensing of oxidative reforming (ATR) and POx for blue hydrogen; PDPs and full-plant packages offered; ATR plus carbon capture can reach up to 99% CO2 capture.
The new Amsterdam facility will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol, reducing CO2 emissions and replacing fossil fuels, using proven HTW® technology for reliable, sustainable fuel production.
