Stamicarbon and Shchekinoazot to develop sustainable fertz solutions

LONDON (ICIS)–Italian engineering major Maire Tecnimont Group on Tuesday teamed up with Russian chemical and fertilizer giant Shchekinoazot to jointly explore, develop and implement green technologies.

The pair said the agreement captures the commitment of both parties to assist in the development and commercialisation of green technologies, as a “joint effort to industrialise environmentally best performing fertilizer products and processes”.

Stamicarbon, Maire Tecnimont’s licence and innovation company, will continue to develop green technologies and will inform Shchekinoazot of their potential application, while Shchekinoazot will explore the introduction of green technologies at its plants and associated operations.

Pejman Djavdan, CEO of Stamicarbon, said: “We are committed to the development of technologies for green fertilizers, decreasing the environmental footprint of fertilizer production and use.

“In partnership with Shchekinoazot, I’m sure we will greatly contribute to the implementation of these new technologies and intensification of sustainable agriculture.”

“The implementation of this project will ensure continuous improvement in raw materials processing and enable a shift from the consumption and export of raw materials to the high-tech production and processing of products with increased added value,” noted Boris Sokol, president of Shchekinoazot.

“This project is characterised by high economic efficiency, social and budgetary relevance [that] will allow us to take another step towards state-of-the-art technologies and approaches aimed at the preservation of natural diversity and a healthy planet for future generations.”

Shchekinoazot produces chemicals and fertilizers such as methanol, caprolactam, cyclohexane, phenol-formaldehyde resins, sulphuric acid, urea, ammonia, melamine and ammonium sulphate (AS).