Chemicals for agriculture, including fertilizers, pesticides, and crop protection products.
chemXplore tracks 45 projects in agrochemicals, of which 30 are active.
23 new construction, 4 revamp / retrofit, and 3 expansion.
9 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Dangote Industries Limited (2), ACWA Power (1), Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Company (1), Air Products (1), Algerian Chinese Fertilizers Company (ACFC) (1), BASF SE (1)
Investors: Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited (2), BASF SE (1), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (1), Coal India Limited (1), Enova SF (1), Gazprombank (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 25 of these 30 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Urea (16), Ammonia (15), Hydrogen (5), Ammonium nitrate (3), Carbon dioxide (3), Nitric acid (3)
3,150 MTPD urea plant will use an Ultra‑Low Energy design, cutting steam use by 35% and cooling water by 16% versus conventional urea processes.
Renewed partnership extends supply of French-made, bio-based potassium-rich fertilizer for high-value crop formulations, strengthening local potassium availability.
License and engineering package for single‑train 3,500 MTPD ammonia unit in Jubail; will produce 1.2 Mt ammonia/year and lift urea output to 7.4 Mt/year.
Luleå industrial park will recover phosphorus and rare earths from iron ore output to bolster European supply security; demo plant starts soon and ~500 jobs expected.
Net profit USD 1m; sold ammonia distribution and monetized Methanex; OCI Nitrogen impaired and facing margin pressure; held‑for‑sale net cash USD 1.05bn; NNS offer and Orascom deal progressing.
Third line comprises 2,300 t/d ammonia and 4,000 t/d single-line urea (ACES21™); built adjacent to existing Port Harcourt complex; awarded 2023, completed June 2026.
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.
Funding will accelerate US launch of one‑time engineered microbes that claim season‑long control of fungal diseases; ARGO™ platform promises sub‑20‑month development.
Two 3,850 MTPD urea units in Al Jubail; €125m technology package covering licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment; supports Saudi fertilizer capacity expansion.
Four global coordinators appointed; IPO readiness targeted by mid‑2027; ~80% of the business moved into separate legal entities on a new ERP; Capital Markets Day set for 24 Nov 2026.
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The 8 with the most active projects, of 24 countries.
