TOYO Completes a Third Fertilizer Line for Indorama in Nigeria
TOYO Completes a Third Fertilizer Line for Indorama in Nigeria
Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) has completed the third large-scale fertilizer production line for Indorama Fertilizer FZE at its complex in Rivers State, Nigeria. The new line, awarded in 2023 and finished in June 2026, comprises a 2,300-metric-ton-per-day ammonia plant and a 4,000-metric-ton-per-day single-train urea plant—among the world’s largest single-line urea units—plus associated utilities. Built adjacent to Indorama’s existing fertilizer facilities near Port Harcourt, the expansion raises the site’s overall urea capacity from roughly 2.8 million tonnes per year to about 4.2 million tonnes per year. The project continues a multi-year partnership in which TOYO delivered the first fertilizer line in 2017 and the second in 2021.
Project Scope and Technology
The ammonia unit uses technology licensed from Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR). The urea plant employs TOYO’s proprietary ACES21 urea synthesis process, known for energy efficiency. TOYO provided urea technology licensing and basic engineering, and carried out detailed engineering, procurement, construction support and commissioning support for the full fertilizer train, including the ammonia plant and utilities. A substantial share of the engineering and procurement work was executed by TOYO’s Indian subsidiary, Toyo Engineering India, under the group’s global delivery model.
Scale of the Urea Train
A 4,000 t/d single-line urea plant ranks at the upper end of global single-train capacities. Large single trains reduce specific capital and operating costs when utilisation is high and feedstock is reliable. For Indorama, the third train adds meaningful volume at a site that already benefits from natural gas supply infrastructure, port access, product storage and utilities established for the earlier phases.
Strategic Importance for Nigeria and Indorama
Nigeria remains a major agricultural market with structural demand for nitrogen fertilizers. Expanding domestic urea capacity supports local supply, reduces import dependence and can generate exportable surplus when domestic absorption is lower. Indorama’s Port Harcourt complex has become one of the larger fertilizer platforms in West Africa; the third line reinforces that position and extends the group’s integrated materials footprint in the region.
Continuity of Partnership and Execution
Completing three successive trains at the same location gives TOYO and Indorama deep site-specific experience. Lessons from the 2017 and 2021 projects contributed to smoother start-up and stable operation on the third line. Reusing proven technology packages (KBR ammonia and ACES21 urea) also reduces process risk compared with introducing entirely new schemes.
Implications for Regional Fertilizer Balances
An additional 1.4 million tonnes per year of urea capacity (the approximate increment from 2.8 to 4.2 million tonnes) is material in a West African context. It can tighten regional import requirements, influence trade flows into neighbouring markets and affect the competitiveness of seaborne urea into the Atlantic basin when the plant runs at high rates. Gas availability and pricing will remain central to the complex’s cost position and export economics.
Outlook
TOYO’s completion of Indorama’s third fertilizer line in Nigeria adds a world-scale ammonia–urea train to an already substantial Port Harcourt complex and lifts site urea capacity to around 4.2 million tonnes per year. The project underscores the durability of the TOYO–Indorama partnership and the viability of repeating proven technology packages at large single-train scale. As the new line ramps, attention will turn to gas supply reliability, domestic offtake and export logistics—the same factors that will determine how fully the expanded capacity translates into sustained production and regional market impact.
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