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SASOL NITRO Complex – Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) Granulation Plant, Secunda, South Africa
EPCM Construction of new CAN granulation plant
Customer
Sasol Nitro
Secunda – South Africa
Scope of works
Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Commissioning
General contractor
De Smet Agro
Technology provider
De Smet Agro – In-house license/Fluidized Drum Granulator technology
Plant Capacity
1333 MTPD
Industrial operation
2012
Processing units
- Fluidized Drum Granulation (FDG)
De Smet AGRO managed the complete set of services to develop, at Sasol Nitro’s Secunda complex, a 1,333 Mtpd production plant of calcium ammonium nitrate. This plant is based on our in-house fluidized granulator technology and incorporates our proprietary equipment items. The balance of services was provided under an EPCM services contract. The plant was delivered in 2012 and has achieved 105% of its design capacity.