Ammonia

EC 231-635-3

projects tracked
66
active
43
producing plants
90

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

Ammonia projects

chemXplore tracks 66 projects involving ammonia, of which 43 are active.

58 produce it and 8 use it as feedstock.

  1. 14 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 12 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 6 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 7 projects Under Construction
  5. 4 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 37 new construction, 3 expansion and 3 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 2 4 6 8 10 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

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

What moved recently

  • 20 October 2026 United Capital Fertilizer Phase II Expansion, Chilanga, Zambia · Under Construction · Zambia
  • 22 September 2026 H2SITE HydraNord Power Onboard Ammonia-to-Power Demonstrator, Stord · Announced / Concept · Norway
  • 17 September 2026 EnergyPathways Hycamite hydrogen and graphite plant at Port of Barrow · Announced / Concept · United Kingdom
  • 9 September 2026 SABIC AN Jubail Ammonia and Urea Complex · FID / Sanctioned · Saudi Arabia
  • September 2026 LAT Nitrogen Linz Ammonia Plant #2 KRES Revamp · FID / Sanctioned · Austria

Latest news on ammonia

6 November 2026
LAT Nitrogen Linz and SKW Piesteritz partner with KBR to modernise ammonia units

Joint revamp targets ~10% lower specific energy at SKW unit 2 and major natural gas savings at LAT unit 2 via KBR KRES reformer; contracts signed end-September 2026.

4 November 2026
TA'ZIZ closes $1.39 billion financing for Ruwais ammonia and terminal projects

Two Ruwais projects secured $1.39bn; terminal received $928m (incl. $225m Islamic), ammonia $460m for a 1 mtpa plant. EPC works are >90% (ammonia) and ~70% (terminal).

4 November 2026
Vopak raises FY 2026 outlook after strong YTD performance

Proportional EBITDA guidance lifted to EUR 1,200–1,220m and proportional operating free cash flow to ~EUR 840m after YTD proportional OCF of EUR 671m (EUR 5.88/share) and robust project contributions.

2 November 2026
Celanese Q3 2026 earnings beat and raises full-year outlook

Q3 adjusted EPS $1.65 on $2.6B sales (+6% y/y); Q3 free cash flow $461M; raised full‑year adjusted EPS to $6.00–6.25 and FCF outlook to $750–800M.

29 October 2026
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver FEED study for CF Industries' Courtright urea liquor upgrade

FEED study assesses urea liquor upgrade at Courtright, Ontario, which could add more than 400,000 short tons/year of diesel exhaust fluid capacity if FID is positive.

29 October 2026
KBR posts Q3 FY2026 results and advances spin-off of Mission Technology Solutions

Revenue rose 5% to $2.0B and adjusted EBITDA increased 12% to $268M; backlog reached $23.1B. Spin-off of Mission Technology Solutions (Trinzic) targeted for Jan 4, 2027 with Investor Days in November.

28 October 2026
Técnicas Reunidas to supply hydrogen reformers for Dangote’s Gode fertilizer complex

Two reformers (combined >200,000 Nm³/h H2) for a new ammonia/urea plant in Gode, Ethiopia; plant will produce 3 Mt/y urea; equipment to be supplied FOB within 18 months.

26 October 2026
CNPC Tarim Phase II 1.2 Mt/yr green low‑carbon ethylene project enters commercial operation

China’s first full‑chain green, low‑carbon ethylene project begins commercial operation, deploying carbon capture, blue hydrogen, green urea production and high domestic localization.

26 October 2026
European Commission launches T‑MED Investment Platform with up to €4.5bn EFSD+ guarantees

Platform will match Mediterranean renewable and clean‑tech projects with financiers, tackle permitting and grid barriers, and aims to mobilise €25bn and upskill 10,000 workers by 2035.

25 October 2026
SABIC Q3 2026: Revenue up 14% and EBITDA up 40% Q-o-Q

Adjusted EBIT returned to SAR 2.17bn and adjusted net income to SAR 0.84bn; FID granted for large ammonia/urea complex, methanol feedstock allocated, and $450m divestment completed.

Ammonia plants by country

chemXplore tracks 90 plants producing ammonia in 31 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 31 countries.

Ammonia producers

plants

The 3 with the most plants, of 35 producers.

Plants using ammonia, by country

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

plants

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