Richards Bay Fertiliser Plant Expansion, South Africa
Key Data:
Order year
1999
Plant type
Fertilisers
Location
South Africa
Estimated investment
$157 million
Completion
2002
Key Players:
Sponsor
Indian Ocean Fertiliser
Lead contractor
Sulphos Joint Venture (SNC Lavalin Europe, Monsanto, B E Morgan Associates, Engineering Management)
Output chemicals (tonnes/year):
Tot production capacity (phosphate)
780,000 tonnes/annum
Increase production capacity (phosphate)
330,000 tonnes/annum
Sulphoric acid plant capacity
3,000 tonnes/day
Phosphoric acid plant capacity
11,000 tonnes/day
