Petrobras возобновит строительство завода по производству удобрений в Трес-Лагоасе к сентябрю
Бразильская государственная нефтяная компания Petrobras планирует возобновить строительство завода по производству удобрений в штате Мату-Гросу-ду-Сул к сентябрю, что станет еще одним шагом по снижению зависимости страны от импорта, заявил в четверг исполнительный директор Уильям Франка.
Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR3.SA) plans to resume construction of a fertilizer plant in Mato Grosso do Sul state by September, in another move to reduce the country’s dependence on imports, executive William Franca said on Thursday. Construction of the UFN-III fertilizer plant in Tres Lagoas, which will cost $1 billion to finish, has been on hold since 2015. The company aims to begin operations in 2029, Franca, Petrobras’ director of industrial processes and products, told Reuters. The nitrogen fertilizer plant will have production capacity of 3,600 metric tons per day of urea and 2,200 tons per day of ammonia.
The Tres Lagoas location is considered strategic due to its proximity to major agribusiness consumer hubs such as the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goias, Parana and Sao Paulo. The resumption is part of a broader Petrobras strategy to reduce Brazil’s dependence on imported fertilizers. The company has reactivated other nitrogen fertilizer units in Parana, Bahia and Sergipe.
«This plant alone should reduce urea imports by 12%. With the other plants combined, that reduction could reach 35%,» Franca said. Following a U.S.-Iran interim agreement to end the war between the countries, pressure is likely to decrease on Petrobras’ refining operations, which have run at high levels to minimize fuel imports. The refineries are operating at around 101% of capacity, and are expected to remain at that level through June, Franca said. Petrobras increased processing during the war to cut the need for imports.
Under a more stable scenario, the company intends to resume scheduled maintenance shutdowns that had been postponed, Franca said, without providing details. «It’s not possible to stay above 100% all the time. We postponed some shutdowns because of the war, but we will mainly carry out some planned outages, especially in 2027, also due to regulatory requirements,» he said.
