Belarus continues cooperation with Italy’s Tecnimont to build nitrogen complex at Grodno Azot

<p> MINSK, Mar 9 - PrimePress. The Belarusian government continues to cooperate with Italy’s Tecnimont S.p.A. in the framework of the project to build a new nitrogen plant at Grodno Azot with an investment value of €1.278 billion. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The Belarusian company’s website has posted a message to this effect citing Dmitry Goroshko, deputy director general for economics and finance at Grodno Azot. </p> <p>   </p> <p> In his words, Grodno Azot has sustained contacts with Italy’s TECNIMONT S. p. A. Work is underway to sign a contract with TECNIMONT to build a new nitrogen complex at Grodno Azot, Goroshko said. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The investment project on the construction of the nitrogen fertilizer production facility at Grodno Azot has been executed since 2018. Belneftekhim CEO Andrei Rybakov said in May 2020 that the general contractor, Tecnimont SpA (Italy), would complete the whole range of works in the form of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract (turnkey). </p> <p>   </p> <p> As previously reported, at a conference to discuss Belarus-Russia defence cooperation on Mar 2, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko suggested Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom should consider taking part in modernizing nitrogen fertilizer producer Grodno Azot. In his words, the only suggestion of the Belarusian side in the financial sphere voiced at Lukashenko’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Feb 22, 2021 concerned a possible participation of Gazprom in the upgrade of Grodno Azot. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Grodno Azot is running on natural gas, with 2bn cubic metres burn per year. They are supposed to have built the new plant by 2025. As a result, Grodno Azot will double its carbamide production capacity and boost its export. Gas consumption will thus decrease by nearly 15% and energy consumption by 20%. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Grodno Azot has been operating since 1963. It was transformed into a joint-stock company in 2002. Khimvolokno OJSC was incorporated into the company in October 2011. Annual output of liquid technical ammonia totals 976,800 tonnes, carbamide – 945,000 tonnes, liquid nitrogen fertilizers – 720 tonnes, ammonium sulfate – 319,000 tonnes, industrial methanol – 80,000 tonnes, caprolactam – 121,200 tonnes, crystalline hydroxylamine sulfate – 3,300 tonnes, fatty acid methyl esters (biofuel) – 40,000 tonnes, highest quality carbon dioxide – 24,000 tonnes. End </p>

2021-03-10

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