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Ammonia-urea fertiliser plant, Gabon

30th November 2012

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Ammonia-urea fertiliser plant, Gabon.

Client
Gabon Fertiliser Company.

Project Description
Envisaged is the four-stage development of an integrated ammonia-urea fertiliser plant on an undeveloped site in Parcel F of the designated Free Trade Zone at Mandji Island.

The four stages will include Phase 1 – site clearance and temporary access road construction; Phase 2 – dredging and backfilling; Phase 3 – plant design, construction and commissioning; and Phase 4 – the construction of water pipelines.

The project will occupy about 180 ha and will comprise an ammonia plant producing 2 200 t/d, a urea plant capable of producing 3 850 t/d of granular urea, a jetty for the export of the granular urea, a 56-km-long water pipeline from the Ogooue river and off-site and on-site utility facilities to meet the plant’s requirements for electrical power, steam, water and air.

Value
The project is expected to cost between $1.5-billion and $2-billion.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been approached for a $150-million to $200-million senior loan.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
IFC (loan finance).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Gabon Fertiliser Company project head Abdul Khader Kukkady, tel +91 87 54 4992 08 or
email abdul.kukkady@olamnet.com.
IFC, tel +1 202 473 3800 or fax +1 202 974 4384.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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