Representatives from JERA, Mitsui, and CF Industries sign a partnership agreement to jointly develop low-carbon ammonia. (Photo: JERA)
Japanese energy company JERA, trading house Mitsui & Co., and U.S.-based fertilizer giant CF Industries are teaming up to build one of the world’s largest blue ammonia plants in Louisiana. The facility is projected to have an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tons.
Low-carbon ammonia set to supply Japan, Europe, Asia
The plant will use natural gas to produce ammonia and apply CCS technology to capture and store CO₂, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, said JERA. Occidental subsidiary 1PointFive will handle the capture, transport, and storage of the CO₂, according to Reuters.
