SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a second engineering and procurement contract by Azomures, for a new gas emissions treatment facility at a nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizer production plant in Târgu Mures, Romania.
The contract will be carried out by the company’s Fertilizer team, a division of the Mining & Metallurgy business unit, and the facility is expected to be in full operation in early 2016. As part of the contract, SNC-Lavalin will provide the process design, basic and detailed engineering services, equipment, training and assistance during the commissioning and start-up stages.
Azomures, part of the Ameropa group, is one of the leading fertilizer producers in Romania, supplying more than 10 million metric tons of fertilizer to its customers around the world each year.
The new facility will treat emissions from Azomures’ NPK fertilizer production plant. Once in full operation, the facility is expected to treat a total of 183,000 Nm3/h of polluted air. NPK fertilizers, also known as complex fertilizers, are one of the most commonly used chemical fertilizers.