Engineering Aesthetics

Since 1943, KBR has established itself as a leader in the ammonia industry, having licensed, engineered, and constructed over 250 grassroots ammonia plants worldwide, capturing about 50% of the market share for licensed capacity. The company’s ongoing commitment to reducing emissions, diversifying products, enhancing energy efficiency, and developing sustainable technologies has significantly boosted its performance. To further expand its low-carbon ammonia offerings amid the global energy transition, KBR has engaged in multiple contracts. Recently, its Purifier ammonia technology was chosen to support Wuhuan Engineering Co. Ltd. in the expansion of El Nasr Company’s Intermediate Chemicals' (NCIC) fertilizer complex in Egypt. In January, KBR’s blue ammonia technology secured a major commercial-scale clean ammonia production and export project in the U.S. Gulf Coast. This project, backed by Tokyo-based INPEX Corporation and Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries, aims to capture carbon

El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals (NCIC) has chosen Ballestra and its long-term partner Petrojet for the construction of new sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid plants as part of the NCIC3 project in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. The Ballestra-Petrojet consortium secured an EPC contract to deliver two sulphuric acid production lines using MECS Elessent technology and two merchant-grade phosphoric acid lines based on Prayon technology. Paolo Iengo, Managing Director of Ballestra, stated: “Our goal is to build long-term trust with our clients and grow together. This portion of the NCIC3 project, featuring two new sulphuric acid lines and two phosphoric acid lines, marks our twelfth collaboration with NCIC, highlighting our role in Egypt’s industrial expansion. I would like to extend my gratitude to our partner Petrojet and congratulate Wuhan Engineering on being awarded the balance of the NCIC3 project.”

Morocco, holding 73% of the global phosphate reserves, has OCP, the world's largest phosphate producer and the fourth-largest fertilizer exporter. OCP crafts specialized fertilizers catering to Indian agricultural needs. In 2023, a significant deal was struck where OCP agreed to supply up to 700,000 tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) and a million tonnes of DAP to India under a tripartite agreement with Indian fertilizer producers and the Indian government. TSP is notable for its high phosphate content, tailored for the Indian soil. Additionally, a longstanding partnership exists between India's Chambal Fertilisers and OCP through the Indo Maroc Phosphore SA (IMACID) joint venture established in the late 1990s at Morocco's Jorf Lasfar Port. Tata Chemicals further invested in IMACID in 2005, enhancing its phosphoric acid production capabilities. China, despite being a major producer of phosphate ore, has been making substantial investments in North Africa's phosphate