Ammonia

EC 231-635-3

projects tracked
60
active
37
producing plants
89

Also known as NH3, Ammoniak, amônia, čpavek, and アンモニア.

Ammonia projects

chemXplore tracks 60 projects involving ammonia, of which 37 are active.

53 produce it and 7 use it as feedstock.

  1. 12 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 12 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 4 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 6 projects Under Construction
  5. 3 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 35 new construction, 1 expansion and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 2 4 6 8 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

8 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 17 September 2026 EnergyPathways Hycamite hydrogen and graphite plant at Port of Barrow · Announced / Concept · United Kingdom
  • 10 September 2026 SABIC AN Jubail Ammonia and Urea Complex · FID / Sanctioned · Saudi Arabia
  • September 2026 Hive Hydrogen Coega Green Ammonia Plant · FEED / Pre-FID · South Africa
  • 26 August 2026 Blue Point One low-carbon ammonia plant · Under Construction · United States
  • 12 August 2026 SONATRACH Integrated Phosphate Project Phase 1 (Bled El Hadba / Oued Keberit) · Under Construction · Algeria

Latest news on ammonia

15 October 2026
Plug Power reports Q3 2026 progress and schedules Nov. earnings call and symposium

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

12 October 2026
Honeywell Technologies to license and engineer GPIC aromatics complex in Bahrain

Sitra aromatics complex will produce ~1.2M t/yr paraxylene and 0.5M t/yr benzene using naphtha hydrotreating, CCR platforming and LDPX aromatics processes.

5 October 2026
Air Liquide launches BEYOND strategic plan to 2030

Targets +10% recurring EPS CAGR to 2030, recurring ROCE >11%, €40bn+ capital allocation with ~€24bn industrial investments and 33% CO2 cut by 2035.

29 September 2026
KBR Purifier® Selected for 3,500 MTPD Jubail Ammonia Plant (SABIC AN)

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.

28 September 2026
OCI Global H1 2026 results and strategic progress

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.

24 September 2026
TOYO completes third fertilizer line for Indorama in Nigeria

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.

23 September 2026
Casale to supply 100 MTD modular green ammonia plant to Neptun in Glomfjord

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.

17 September 2026
EnergyPathways and Hycamite advance low‑carbon hydrogen and graphite plant at Port of Barrow

Plans target 20,000 t/yr hydrogen and ~60,000 t/yr graphite using methane decomposition; ties into MESH long‑duration storage to capture surplus wind power and cut emissions.

17 September 2026
NEDO and partners achieve 85% ammonia co‑firing in naphtha cracking furnace

New ammonia-fired burners enabled a world-class 85% heat-input co‑firing rate in a test naphtha cracking furnace while keeping NOx comparable to current furnaces.

16 September 2026
Técnicas Reunidas wins FEED for 1 Mt/y green ammonia plant in South Africa

FEED covers electrolyzers, ASUs, green ammonia loop, desalination, >100,000 t storage and port pipelines; FEED may convert to EPC subject to FID; projected capex ~$1.8bn.

Ammonia plants by country

chemXplore tracks 89 plants producing ammonia in 30 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 30 countries.

Ammonia producers

plants

The 3 with the most plants, of 34 producers.

Plants using ammonia, by country

chemXplore tracks 1 plant using ammonia as feedstock in 1 country.

plants

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