The Port of Açu has signed a land reservation agreement with project developer Sempen, marking the third green ammonia project announced at the Brazilian port within the past year.
The new facility will reportedly have a capacity of one million tonnes of hydrogen-derived ammonia per year, with a final investment decision (FID) expected in 2027 or 2028 and the first green molecules produced in 2030.
“Sempen’s arrival positions us as a leader in hydrogen and green ammonia production projects in Brazil,” claimed Mauro Andrade, Executive Director of Business Development at Prumo Logística, the company which privately owns the port, alongside the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International.
Just last January, YamnaCo signed a land reservation agreement with the port operators, also for a one-million-tonne-per-year green ammonia project.
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