MHI Compressor International Corp. (MCO-I), a designer and manufacturer of compressors, drive turbines, gear boxes, and their control systems, will supply four compressors and two steam turbines during a revamp and expansion of Koch Fertilizer’s ammonia production facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Koch Fertilizer manufacturers and distributes approximately 10 million tons of fertilizer products annually. The company recently announced a US$140 million investment to increase ammonia production capacity by 85,000 tons per year at its Fort Dodge plant.
In order to help meet these increased production goals, MCO-I will supply turbomachinery including one SynGas compressor train and one process air compressor (PAC) train. Each train will be installed as ‘footprint replacements’ for the non-MCO-I SynGas and PAC trains onsite, to minimize impact to the existing facility’s infrastructure.
The equipment will be jointly manufactured and tested between MHI Compressor Corporation’s factory and MCO-I’s Houston facility. All machines will be delivered in Q2 2022.
