NEXTCHEM wins €485 million contract to supply technologies and equipment for three large fertilizer and chemical complexes in West Africa.
MAIRE has announced that its subsidiary NEXTCHEM has secured a major contract valued at approximately €485 million to provide licensing services, process design packages (PDP), and critical proprietary equipment for the development of three large-scale industrial complexes in West Africa. The award will be executed through NEXTCHEM’s subsidiaries, Stamicarbon and KT Tech, and will rely on NEXTCHEM’s proprietary technologies for hydrogen, ammonia, urea, and methanol production. The projects are being developed for a major client in the region and represent one of the most significant integrated fertilizer and chemical production initiatives currently planned in West Africa.
The overall contract package is valued at €485 million. Of this total, approximately €10 million relates to engineering activities that have already commenced and will be recognized during the pre–Final Investment Decision (pre-FID) stage. The remainder of the contract value will be accounted for once the project reaches the Final Investment Decision phase.
Two of the three complexes will focus on large-scale nitrogen fertilizer production, particularly urea granules. These facilities will collectively include four hydrogen production units based on the NX AdWinHydrogen® technology. In addition, the complexes will incorporate four ammonia production units using the NX STAMI™ Ammonia process technology. Downstream processing will include four urea-melt production trains and six urea granulation units, all utilizing the NX STAMI™ Urea technology. When fully operational, the combined output of these facilities is expected to exceed 3 million tons of urea per year, significantly strengthening fertilizer production capacity in the region.
The NX AdWinHydrogen® technology uses an autothermal reforming (ATR) process designed to efficiently generate synthesis gas at the scale required for large downstream chemical plants. The ammonia units will apply NX STAMI™ Ammonia technology, which is designed to deliver high efficiency, operational reliability, and flexible performance for large-scale ammonia production facilities. Meanwhile, the NX STAMI™ Urea technology focuses on optimizing energy usage by reducing steam consumption while maintaining high-quality urea granule production and improved overall energy efficiency.
The third complex will feature an integrated production configuration that combines ammonia and methanol manufacturing within a single facility. This plant will have the capacity to produce more than 900,000 tons of ammonia annually and over 600,000 tons of methanol per year. A key feature of the complex is the incorporation of NEXTCHEM’s ATR-based NX AdWin® Combined technology. This advanced solution enables the co-production of methanol and ammonia within the same process configuration, allowing for flexible sequential or parallel operation depending on production requirements.
Both NX AdWinHydrogen® and NX AdWin® Combined technologies have been developed by GasConTec, a subsidiary of NEXTCHEM that focuses on low-carbon hydrogen and methanol production technologies. These innovations aim to support large-scale industrial projects seeking greater efficiency and lower carbon intensity in chemical production.
Fabio Fritelli, Managing Director of NEXTCHEM, described the contract as a landmark achievement for the company. He emphasized that the award highlights NEXTCHEM’s integrated technological capabilities across the hydrogen, ammonia, urea, and methanol value chains. According to Fritelli, the project demonstrates the scalability and complementary nature of the company’s proprietary technologies while reinforcing NEXTCHEM’s role as a key technology partner for complex, large-scale industrial developments worldwide.
