CF Industries Holdings Inc has successfully commissioned the new ammonia and urea plants at its Port Neal, Iowa (USA), Nitrogen Complex, marking the completion of the company’s capacity expansion projects.
The ammonia plant, which began production in late November 2016, has operated at approximately its nameplate capacity of 2,425 tonnes per day. The back end of the plant (ammonia synthesis) was recently taken offline to replace a gasket and is expected to resume production shortly. The front end of the ammonia plant continues to operate and produce carbon dioxide that is used to feed the new urea plant.
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