Daelim Advances Smoothly in Saudi Ammonia Project... Installation of Carbon Dioxide Removal Equipment

[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] Daelim Industrial announced on the 21st that it has successfully installed carbon dioxide removal equipment at an ammonia production plant under construction in Saudi Arabia.

The site is located in the Ras Al-Khair area, 80 km north of Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia. The project was commissioned by Ma’aden, the Saudi state-owned mining company. The total project cost for the ammonia production plant is approximately 1.1 trillion KRW. Daelim Industrial is carrying out the project under an EPC Lump sum Turnkey contract, responsible for design, procurement of equipment, and construction. Construction began in November 2018, and the project currently has a progress rate of 61%. Completion is scheduled for the second half of next year.

The carbon dioxide removal equipment plays a crucial role in the ammonia production plant. Carbon dioxide generated during the decomposition of natural gas, the raw material, interferes with ammonia synthesis and must be removed. The equipment installed at the Daelim site took 1 year and 2 months to manufacture. It consists of two large tank-type structures made of steel and corrosion-resistant stainless steel. Each is approximately 50 meters tall and weighs 490 tons and 584 tons, respectively. They were manufactured domestically and transported to Saudi Arabia by ship. Daelim deployed a 1,250-ton class large crane and successfully completed installation in about 11 hours.

Once completed, this plant will be able to produce 3,300 tons of ammonia per day. Ammonia is widely used as a high value-added petrochemical product in the manufacture of synthetic fertilizers, refrigerants, pharmaceuticals, and metal surface treatment. Daelim Industrial successfully completed a Ma’aden ammonia production plant in Saudi Arabia with the same process in 2016. Building on this experience, Daelim was recognized by the client for its quality and technological competitiveness, leading to the successful award of this project.

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