Landus and TalusAg: domestic renewable ammonia production for fertiliser use in North America
By on March 11, 2025
Click to enlarge. TalusAg’s modular renewable ammonia production system has a daily capacity of 20 tons of ammonia. Source: TalusAg.
In Boone, Iowa, Landus and TalusAg have successfully commenced commercial renewable ammonia production using Talus’ containerised, modular ammonia system, which has the capacity to produce up to 20 tons per day of renewable ammonia. The system produces onsite anhydrous ammonia which will be directly used as fertiliser by local farmers.
The two parties plan to deploy more systems across America’s Corn Belt and to expand to the rest of the country. This follows the Department of Agriculture’s finding that due to multiple factors (including the Ukraine war, high energy costs, global demand and agricultural commodity prices, lack of competition and reliance on fertiliser imports) fertiliser prices doubled in the US between 2021 and 2022.
In October 2023, Talus announced the deployment of its ammonia production system in a 1-ton per day capacity plant outside Nairobi, Kenya, powered by an on-site solar facility. The company signed a 15-year renewable fertiliser supply offtake agreement with Kenya Nut.
Any import tariffs are likely to disrupt fertilizer supply chains and could have a detrimental impact on American farmers. We are committed to supporting farming communities in Iowa and across the country with locally produced green ammonia. Our partnership with Landus is critical to building supply chain reliability and resilience within the United States.
Hiro Iwanaga, founder and CEO of TalusAg, in Landus’ official press release, 5 February 2025
At Landus, we strive to keep the farmer at the center. Taking links out of the supply chain as well as offering more sustainable options to our farmers is essential to that mission, and we are constantly looking to partner with like-minded, creative problem solvers like TalusAg.
This announcement represents a major milestone in our ability to bring a more price-stable and sustainable ammonia fertilizer option to our farmers. In addition to creating long-term price stability, green ammonia can immediately reduce the carbon intensity score of biofuel feedstocks by as much as 25%, providing significant value to domestic biofuels producers.
Matt Carstens, Landus and Conduit President & CEO, in his organisation’s official press release, 5 February 2025