thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology of thyssenkrupp Uhde has signed a contract with the Italian Group Saipem, a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, to license a urea granulation unit in Karratha, Western Australia. The project in Karratha is being realized and built for Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers by a joint venture (50/50) comprising the Western Australian company Clough and the Italian company Saipem. Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers is a multinational company headquartered in Western Australia.
thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology of thyssenkrupp Uhde will be responsible for the licensing, the process design package, and for supplying the main equipment for Saipem’s urea project. With its proprietary UFT® fluid-bed urea granulation technology, thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology is supplying the leading technologies for the production of urea granules by means of the fluidized-bed process.
For this project, thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology has been contracted to supply two granulators and two exhaust air scrubbers for the urea granulation unit, which will be used for the manufacture of fertilizers.
