Jacobs awarded contract by Midwest Fertilizer for $2.4 bn project
New plant expected to provide nitrogen-based fertilisers for the US market
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc was awarded a contract by Midwest Fertilizer to provide program management services for a nitrogen-based fertilizer plant in Posey County, Ind. Though contract value was not disclosed, the construction value of the project is estimated to be $ 2.4 billion.
Construction for the new plant is expected to begin in November of 2014 and take three years to complete. Once operational, Midwest Fertilizer plans to manufacture nitrogen-based fertilisers to supply domestic demand. The US is currently the largest importer of nitrogen fertilizer, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Midwest Fertilizer is a multinational corporation of international investors from the US, Europe, and Asia and includes Fatima Group, a global leader in the fertiliser industry headquartered in Pakistan.
Construction for the new plant is expected to begin in November of 2014 and take three years to complete. Once operational, Midwest Fertilizer plans to manufacture nitrogen-based fertilisers to supply domestic demand. The US is currently the largest importer of nitrogen fertilizer, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Midwest Fertilizer is a multinational corporation of international investors from the US, Europe, and Asia and includes Fatima Group, a global leader in the fertiliser industry headquartered in Pakistan.