Decarbonising existing fertiliser capacity in Damietta, Egypt
By on March 04, 2025
thyssenkrupp Uhde to provide tech for Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO)
Click to learn more. thyssenkrupp Uhde will provide technology (including electrolysers) to decarbonise ammonia & urea production at MOPCO’s existing plants in Damietta, Egypt. Source: Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO).
thyssenkrupp Uhde will supply technology for decarbonising three existing ammonia & urea plants operated by MOPCO on the Nile Delta. In all three existing plants, CCU systems will be installed to capture CO2 from flue gas, which will then be utilised in urea production. “State-of-the-art uhde® ammonia converter cartridges” will also be installed in the ammonia synthesis loops, increasing production capacity and reducing gas feedstock use by around 10%. And enough electrolysis units will be installed to produce hydrogen feedstock for 150,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year. thyssenkrupp Uhde is engaged in a similar project in Puertallano, Spain, where it is developing an electrolysis plant to provide feedstock for Fertiberia’s fertiliser plant.
The Damietta electrolysis project includes MOPCO and Norway-based Scatec. In July 2024 Scatec announced that it had signed a letter of Intent with the European Investment Bank for long-term financing for the project, and that Yara Clean Ammonia would act as offtaker for the full volume of renewable ammonia.
This collaboration with thyssenkrupp Uhde marks a significant step towards our sustainability strategic goals. Their world-leading technologies will not only increase our production capacity but also deliver proof for our commitment to provide more climate-friendly urea and produce green ammonia, where MOPCO will become one of the leaders to produce such products in MENA.
Ahmed Mahmoud El-Sayed, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of MOPCO, in thyssenkrupp Uhde’s official press release, 20 Feb 2025
We are proud to enable our longstanding partner MOPCO to expand their business towards a greener production through our innovative carbon capture and low-emission ammonia solutions.
Nadja Håkansson, CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde, in her organisation’s official press release, 20 Feb 2025
The three Damietta plants were originally built by thyssenkrupp Uhde between 2006 and 2015, each having a production capacity of around 438,000 tons per year of ammonia, or 730,000 tons per year of urea. thyssenkrupp indicates that the new “ammonia cartridges” will boost production by 150 tons per day in each plant, utilizing Johnson Matthey’s high-performance catalyst KATALCOTM 74-1. The new hardware will fit into existing plant dimensions, minimising downtime.