
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will produce ammonia in the U.S. through a joint venture with a partner there, with the climate-friendly fuel to be shipped to Asia for use at power plants and factories.
Mitsui and CF Industries Holdings have announced that they will set up a joint venture in 2023 and finish construction on a U.S. ammonia production facility in 2027. The plant is expected to have an annual output capacity of 800,000 tons to 1 million tons, making it one of the world's largest.