17-01-2013

Haldor Topsoe and partner Technip awarded FEED contract for proposed new ammonia plant

Haldor Topsoe and its partner Technip was awarded by The Mosaic Company the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract, as well as preparation of the corresponding engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) proposal, for a new ammonia plant under consideration by the global crop nutrient company. Mosaic’s preference is to locate the proposed plant adjacent to the company’s existing Faustina fertilizer manufacturing operations in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It would have a capacity of 2,200 metric tons per day.

“Topsoe is delighted to have been awarded this contract together with our long-termpartner Technip. The proposed Mosaic ammonia facility would be one of the most modern and efficient in operation in the Americas. We are proud to be be a part of the Mosaic expansion at the Faustina facility and see this as a important milestone in our long lasting American activities, creating value on a long term basis for our customers, ” says Jørgen Gøl, Group Vice President, Chemicals, Haldor Topsoe A/S.

The proposed design of the plant would feature Haldor Topsoe’s proprietary ammonia process technology that Technip has successfully engineered and constructed in projects for more than 40 years.

Haldor Topsoe will execute the design and engineering work in collaboration with Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas and Technip’s engineering center in Rome, Italy.

The development of the FEED and corresponding EPC proposal began in November 2012; both are targeted for completion by mid-2013.

Mosaic is the world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products, with annual production capacity greater than the next two largest producers combined. The company’s plan is to backward integrate more fully into ammonia production by expanding its present capacity at Faustina. Ammonia is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of phosphate-based crop nutrients.

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