Samsung E&A has announced that it has broken ground on the Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. This is a blue-ammonia facility capable of producing 0.5 Mtonnes of ammonia, primarily for fertiliser products, and capturing 1.67 MtCO2/y. The project will restart and modernise the gasification facility at Terre Haute using Honeywell’s carbon capture technology.

The project is funded by the US Department of Energy, the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment. SAMSUNG E&A signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication contract worth approximately KRW 680 billion (around $475 million) with Wabash Valley Resources in October of last year, and is currently carrying out the project with the goal of completion in 2029.

Samsung E&A said it plans to use its extensive ammonia plant experience and differentiated technologies, including DT, AI, automation, and modules, for this project, and is actively cooperating with the client and technology partner Honeywell to complete the project successfully.

The company has been developing technologies, investing, and partnering to secure core energy additive and diversified technologies such as ammonia, SAF, LNG, carbon capture, and hydrogen. It reports that it has recently won a series of contracts, including a Malaysian SAF plant, a UAE biodegradable plastic plant, an Indonesian eco-friendly LNG plant basic design, a North American LNG conceptual design, and a US SAF basic design.

Hong Namkoong, President and CEO of SAMSUNG E&A, said, “We are delighted to be carrying out this meaningful project between Korea and the U.S.,” and added, “We will continue to expand new business models for future additive and diversified energy solutions.”