Stamicarbon signs contracts with Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Company for an urea plant in China

Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Company awards licensing and equipment supply contracts for a grassroots urea melt and prilling plant in China to Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of MAIRE Group. The plant located in Shouguang city of Shandong province in China will use Stamicarbon’s Ultra-Low Energy design with a highly efficient pool reactor concept and have a capacity of 2334 MTPD. 

Stamicarbon will provide the license, proprietary equipment, including high-pressure equipment made of super duplex stainless steel and associated services. This grassroots project will be the eighth urea plant worldwide to utilize Stamicarbon’s proprietary Ultra-Low Energy design.

First ULE plant in operation in 2021 (XLX-I)

The Ultra-Low Energy Design allows heat supplied as high-pressure steam to be used three times instead of two, compared to the conventional CO₂ stripping processes. This results in a 35% reduction in steam consumption and a 16% decrease in cooling water use. The efficiency of this design is proven with two operational plants, making its energy savings unparalleled in the market. 

"We are thrilled to start this project in collaboration with Stamicarbon, a global leader in urea technology. We are looking forward to seeing the cutting-edge technology in action and are confident in the advantages it will bring," said Mr. Wang Xinjian, the General manager of Shandong Lianmeng Group.

"We're excited to launch a project using our Ultra-Low Energy design, which has shown itself to be the top choice for energy efficiency and sustainability in urea production. With this project, we are further expanding our footprint in China, aiming to address the region's growing demand for urea," said Pejman Djavdan, Stamicarbon CEO.

Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Group Co., Ltd

Shandong Lianmeng Group is located in Shandong Peninsula, a developed area on the eastern coast in China. It is close to Jiaoji railway and Jiqing speedway. Established in 1970, it has developed into a large-scale chemical enterprise group from a small fertilizer plant after over ten years operation. The group is involved in chemical fertilizer, biochemical, petrochemical, fine chemical and chemical machinery etc. Main products include ammonia, urea, compound fertilizer, mixed fertilizer, carbinol, glucitol, gasoline, diesel oil, sulfuric acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane (AMPS) and pressure vessel etc. 

Stamicarbon B.V.

Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of MAIRE Group, designs and licenses fertilizer plant technologies, with urea, green ammonia, and nitric acid being the core businesses. As a pioneer with a higher purpose, the company has a vision to enable the world to feed itself and improve the quality of life. Stamicarbon is a global leader in fertilizer technologies and has licensed more than 260 urea plants and realized more than 100 revamping and optimization projects. With 75 years of knowledge and experience, Stamicarbon offers customers tailored solutions and services to maintain, improve and optimize plants in every stage of their life cycle, with a focus on sustainable fertilizer production. Stamicarbon is headquarters is in Sittard, The Netherlands, and operates worldwide.