Chinese group plans Argentine ammonia plant

June 22, 2010
Tierra Del Fuego Power & Chemical Co. Ltd. let a contract to KBR for licensing and process design for a grassroots ammonia plant in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 22
-- Tierra Del Fuego Power & Chemical Co. Ltd. let a contract to KBR for licensing and process design for a grassroots ammonia plant in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Feedstock for the 1,500-tonne/day plant, based on conventional KBR technology, will be natural gas produced in the region. The ammonia will be used for fertilizer.

Tierra Del Fuego Power & Chemical is a joint venture of Shaanxi Coal & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Shaanxi Xinyida Investment Ltd., and Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Co. Ltd., all of China.