The investments, which set off recently, target to reduce emissions and boost the company’s production capacity to 1.5 million tons of fertilizers a year, from the current 1.3 million tons.
Azomures’ technical director Aurel Botezan said the investments will significantly reduce the quantity of carbon dioxide at the company’s two ammonia factories, while emissions at its new urea plant will be reduced by 50%-60%.
Azomures’ spokesperson Ovidiu Maior said, in turn, that the “major change” will be that Azomures will be able to comply with the environmental norms effective starting January 1, 2016.
The company is 96.49%-owned by Swiss grain trader Ameropa Holding AG.