據管道新聞網3月21日消息稱，全球最大的氨生產商CF工業控股公司周一宣布，將以16.8億美元的價格收購澳大利亞Incitec Pivot Ltd的美國制造工廠。

出售位于路易斯安那州Waggaman (WALA)的工廠符合這家澳大利亞化肥制造商正在進行的重組計劃，該計劃將使該公司剝離其炸藥制造業務Dyno Nobel。

Incitec還與CF工業公司簽訂了一份為期25年的供應協議，每年可提供20萬噸氨，以支持 Dyno Nobel Americas（DNA）炸藥業務。該設施的銘牌產能為每年880萬噸氨。

兩家公司將撥出約4.25億美元用于長期氨采購協議。

總部位于伊利諾伊州的CF工業公司首席執行官Tony Will說：“Waggaman工廠將無縫對接到我們的網絡，以及我們將氨作為清潔能源的戰略重點，因為它靠近我們路易斯安那州Donaldsonville的綜合設施，并有管道連接?！?/p>

CF工業公司表示，預計將在該基地加快實施碳捕獲和存儲(CCS)。

去年11月，Incitec首次宣布有意出售WALA工廠，并警告稱，此次出售可能會將其拆分Dyno Nobel的計劃推遲最多一年。

Incitec計劃單獨上市Dyno Nobel，該公司于2008年以近30億美元(20.1億美元)收購了Dyno Nobel，以刺激炸藥和化肥業務的增長，這些業務將受益于向可再生能源的過渡，并克服食品供應的挑戰。

曹海斌 摘譯自 管道新聞網

原文如下：

CF Industries to buy Incitec Pivot's U.S. ammonia plant in $1.68 B deal

CF Industries Holdings, the world's top ammonia producer, will buy the U.S. manufacturing facility of Australia's Incitec Pivot Ltd in a $1.68 B deal, the companies said on Monday.

The sale of the facility in Waggaman, Louisiana (WALA) is in line with the Australian fertilizer maker's ongoing restructuring plan, which will see the company spin off its explosives manufacturing business - Dyno Nobel.

Incitec has also secured a 25-year supply agreement with CF Industries for up to 200,000 tons of ammonia per annum to support the Dyno Nobel Americas (DNA) explosives business. The facility has a nameplate capacity of 880,000 tons of ammonia annually.

The companies will set aside about $425 M of the deal value for a long-term ammonia offtake agreement.

"The Waggaman facility will fit seamlessly into our network, as well as our strategic focus on ammonia as a clean energy source, given its proximity and pipeline connection to our Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Complex," Illinois-based CF Industries' CEO Tony Will said.

CF Industries expects to implement carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the site on an accelerated timeline, it said.

Incitec had first announced its intention to sell the WALA plant in November and warned that the sale could delay its plans to demerge Dyno Nobel by up to a year.

Incitec plans to separately list Dyno Nobel, which it acquired in 2008 for nearly $3 B ($2.01 B) to spur growth in the explosives and fertilizer businesses which would benefit from the transition to renewable energy and overcome food supply challenges.