SAMSUNG E&A Announces Groundbreaking of Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Project in the US

SAMSUNG E&A, a total solutions provider for the global energy industry, announced today that it has broken ground on its Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant in the United States.

SAMSUNG E&A announced today that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Project on the 5th January. Held at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., the ceremony was attended by approximately 70 project and government officials, including Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) to the Republic of Korea, Kim Yoon-duk, and Hong Namkoong, President and CEO of SAMSUNG E&A, James P. Danly, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy, and Simon Greenshields, Chairman of the Board of Wabash Valley Resources.

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This project, to be built in Terre Haute, Indiana, will be an eco-friendly ammonia facility capable of producing 500,000 tons of ammonia and capturing 1.67 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. This national project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment. SAMSUNG E&A signed an EPF (Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication) agreement worth approximately KRW 680 billion (approximately USD 475 million) with Wabash Valley Resources of the United States in October of last year, and is currently carrying out the project with the goal of completion in 2029.

SAMSUNG E&A plans to leverage its extensive ammonia plant experience and differentiated technologies, including DT, AI, automation, and modules, for this project, and actively cooperate with the client and technology partner Honeywell UOP to complete the project successfully.

The company has been developing technologies, investing, and partnering to secure core energy additive and diversified technologies such as ammonia, SAF, LNG, carbon capture, and hydrogen, and has recently achieved tangible results by winning a series of contracts, including the Malaysian SAF plant, the UAE biodegradable plastic plant, the Indonesian eco-friendly LNG plant basic design, the North American LNG conceptual design, and the US SAF basic design.

Hong Namkoong, President and CEO of SAMSUNG E&A, said, “We are delighted to be carrying out this meaningful project between Korea and the U.S.,” and added, “We will continue to expand new business models for future additive and diversified energy solutions.”