Nextchem wins Canadian Fertilizer Plant License and Process Design Technology

MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon (a leading licensor of nitrogen fertilizer technologies), has won new contracts related to its proprietary NX STAMI urea technology in Canada.

The first contract involves a process design package (PDP) and a license (the latter subject to the customer’s final investment decision) for an integrated urea and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) production plant currently being developed by the farmer-owned consortium Genesis Fertilizers in Belle Plain (Saskatchewan), Canada.

The plant will have a urea melting capacity of 2,500 metric tons per day (MTPD) and is expected to start operations in 2029. In addition, the plant will be the first proposed low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer plant in Canada, thanks to a carbon capture and storage unit. Stamicarbon will apply its proprietary Flash Urea Melting technology, part of the NX STAMI Urea portfolio, designed to improve operational efficiency and reliability while minimizing process steam consumption.

The plant will also include a DEF facility with a production capacity of 1,500 tonnes/day. DEF, also known as AdBlue® in Europe, is a 32.5% high purity deionized water urea solution designed to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel engines. Stamicarbon’s DEF production design, part of the NX STAMI Specialties portfolio, produces ISO 22241 compliant DEF directly from urea-water solution at any urea plant, ensuring high quality and lowering production costs by eliminating finishing and blending.

The second contract involves the supply of a replacement high-pressure urea stripper for Nutrien’s Fort Saskatchewan nitrogen fertilizer plant (FNO) in Alberta, Canada. The proprietary equipment, which uses cutting-edge engineering and advanced materials expertise, is designed to improve operational efficiency while minimizing downtime and ensuring long-term reliability.

“These awards further demonstrate our undisputed leadership in urea technology solutions, especially in such a strategic and competitive region as North America,” said Alessandro Bernini, CEO of MAIRE.