SAMSUNG E&A Wins $3.5 Billion Large-Scale Fertilizer Project in Saudi Arabia

EPC Contract Signed with SABIC Agri-Nutrients

Construction of Ammonia and Urea Fertilizer Production Plant

SAMSUNG E&A has once again solidified its position as a leading player in traditional chemical plant construction by winning a large-scale fertilizer plant project in Saudi Arabia worth approximately 4.7 trillion won.

On the afternoon of the 9th (local time), at the SABIC headquarters in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Hong Namgung, President of SAMSUNG E&A, and Fahad Misfer Al-Battar, President of SABIC Agri-Nutrients, posed for a commemorative photo at the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract ceremony for the 'SAN-7 Project'. SAMSUNG E&A

On September 11, SAMSUNG E&A announced that it had signed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract for the "SAN-7 Project" with SABIC Agri-Nutrients, a fertilizer subsidiary of the Saudi state-run petrochemical company SABIC. The contract is valued at approximately 3.5 billion US dollars (about 4.7 trillion won), with the project aiming for completion by 2030.

The contract ceremony, held on the afternoon of the 9th (local time) at SABIC’s headquarters in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, was attended by Namgung Hong, President of SAMSUNG E&A; Faisal Mohamed Al-Faqeer, President of SABIC; Abdulrahman Al-Faqee, Chairman of SABIC Agri-Nutrients; Fahad Misfer Al-Battar, President of SABIC Agri-Nutrients; and other top executives from both companies.

The new plant to be built at the Jubail Industrial Complex in eastern Saudi Arabia will use natural gas as a raw material to produce 3,500 tons of ammonia per day and, utilizing this, produce 7,700 tons of urea fertilizer daily. All the urea fertilizer produced will be exported. Notably, this project includes a post-combustion carbon capture unit (PCCC), which will capture the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during ammonia production and recycle it in the synthesis of urea fertilizer, drastically reducing carbon emissions and maximizing business economics.

Since entering the Saudi market in 2003, SAMSUNG E&A has successfully completed about 30 projects. With this contract for the SAN-7 Project, following the $6 billion Fadhili gas project in 2024—its largest ever since its founding—SAMSUNG E&A has reaffirmed its unrivaled position in the Saudi plant market. The company has also partnered with SABIC on major petrochemical projects such as ethylene oxide (EO)/ethylene glycol (EG) and polypropylene (PP) since 2003, earning recognition for its execution and results.

As global demand for food rises and supply chain risks increase, the demand for fertilizer plants continues to grow. SAMSUNG E&A plans to showcase its differentiated execution capabilities by applying innovative technologies such as modularization and process automation. SAMSUNG E&A is accelerating its overseas order momentum, following winning a $2.4 billion overseas petrochemical project in February and a $790 million water treatment project in the Middle East in June, ahead of this fertilizer project.

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