OCI N.V., a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, has begun construction of its blue ammonia facility in Texas.
The facility is considered one of the largest blue ammonia facilities to come onstream in Texas.
Production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
Total investment cost for OCI is expected to be below $1 billion, including spending on upsized utilities and available land to allow for doubling to 2.2 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) capacity in the future. The project’s site is next to OCI’s existing integrated 1.4 million-metric-ton-per-year methanol-ammonia production facility in Beaumont and 1.8 million-metric-ton-per-year 50 percent-owned methanol joint venture, Natgasoline. The project leverages the significant and growing capabilities that exist in Southeast Texas for blue and green ammonia and hydrogen production. The area already has extensive existing hydrogen pipeline delivery infrastructure, hydrogen stora