Fertiberia fertiliser factory postponed

Luleå Spanish Fertiberia planned to invest SEK 20 billion in a new fertiliser factory in Luleå. According to the original plans, the production of fossil-free fertiliser was to start in 2026, but now the project is postponed without any planned start year, writes Dagens Industri.

Fertiberias plans to build a fertiliser factory in Luleå in collaboration with the Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen and the Swedish gas company Nordion.

The project includes the production of hydrogen in connection with the hydroelectric power plant in Letsi in the municipality of Jokkmokk, and a 17-mile gas pipeline from Letsi to Luleå.

One of the reasons for postponing the project, now called Power 2 Earth, is that the company has not received the power allocation it needs for hydrogen production. Therefore, it may start on a smaller scale and gradually expand production.

The company needs 4-5 terawatt hours of electricity, which is as much as LKAB needs for its sponge iron plant in Gällivare.

Lennart Håkansson

editor@northswedenbusiness.com