In April 2020, we launched the Ammonia Energy and Fertilizer Research Cooperative (AEFRC) with nine industry members, which has since grown to eleven members. This Joint Industry Program (JIP) investigates potential failure mechanisms of equipment in ammonia service so that appropriate mitigation practices can be identified and implemented to reduce the risk of potentially severe consequences in terms of injury, property damage, and business interruption. An added benefit of this program is that reduction in likelihood of equipment failures also provides a boost to operational reliability.
In future years, participants of the AEFRC will include equipment and reliability topics in addition to emerging ammonia hazard and consequence needs. Progress meetings and roundtable discussions are held during the year with the program results shared among the participants, and a final report published for the members.
The AEFRC is currently funded by eleven international ammonia energy and fertilizer producers with the goal of growing the Program in support of the evolving ammonia energy markets. Participation in the AEFRC is open to all companies with ammonia energy and fertilizer operations.
2021 Members
BASF
CVR Energy
Fatima-Group
Fauji Fertilizer Company
Gulf Coast Ammonia
Incitec Pivot
OCI
Orica
Qatar Fertilizer Company
Simplot
Yara
If you are interested in joining the AEFRC or obtaining additional information, please Contact us today!
We provide a broad scope of engineering and consulting services for ammonia and fertilizer companies.
Some of the key services include the following:
- Materials engineering and failure analysis
- Integrity and remaining life assessments
- Incident investigations
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