Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A.
Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. is a hydrogen project in Louisiana, United States using SynCOR™, Advanced KM CDR Process™; recorded capacity: approximately 1.2 million tons per year.
Overview
Statusproposed; feasibility study/development with FEED ordered
Country · regionUnited States · Louisiana
TechnologySynCOR™, Advanced KM CDR Process™
Productclean ammonia
Capacityapproximately 1.2 million tons per year
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Carbon Reductionover 80% CO₂ emission reduction from Gate to Gate, over 70% CO₂ emission reduction from raw material procurement to production (Well to Gate)
Componentscarbon capture and sequestration technology
Configuration DetailSynCOR™ of Topsøe A/S, Advanced KM CDR Process™ developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in collaboration with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Project Typeclean ammonia production project
Status & timeline
Lifecycle StageFEED
Event2024-02-27: Idemitsu agreed with Mitsubishi Corporation and Proman to participate in development of the proposed project; FEED had been awarded to MHI and Zachry Group.
Location & names
Site NameProman's existing site in Lake Charles
Aliasultra low-carbon ammonia facility
Additional project information
Administrative AreaLake CharlesInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
CountryUnited StatesInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusFeasibilityInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailUnknown technologyInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductAmmoniaInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyNG w CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. Shared by 11 fields: Current
- PR Newswire Proman, Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia plant in Lake Charles, USA Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Mitsubishi Corporation Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A.
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 6 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
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| Name | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | View exact valueClean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Site Name | Proman's existing site in Lake Charles | View exact valueProman's existing site in Lake Charles | Proman, Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia plant in Lake Charles, USA | — | |
| Administrative Area | Louisiana | View exact valueLouisiana | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Alias | ultra low-carbon ammonia facility | View exact valueultra low-carbon ammonia facility | Proman, Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia plant in Lake Charles, USA | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUSA | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | over 80% CO₂ emission reduction from Gate to Gate, over 70% CO₂ emission reduction from raw material procurement to production (Well to Gate) | View exact value["over 80% CO₂ emission reduction from Gate to Gate","over 70% CO₂ emission reduction from raw material procurement to production (Well to Gate)"] | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Components | carbon capture and sequestration technology | View exact value["carbon capture and sequestration technology"] | Proman, Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia plant in Lake Charles, USA | — | |
| Configuration Detail | SynCOR™ of Topsøe A/S, Advanced KM CDR Process™ developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in collaboration with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | View exact value["SynCOR™ of Topsøe A/S","Advanced KM CDR Process™ developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in collaboration with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc."] | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Product | clean ammonia | View exact valueclean ammonia | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Project Type | clean ammonia production project | View exact valueclean ammonia production project | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Technology | SynCOR™, Advanced KM CDR Process™ | View exact value["SynCOR™","Advanced KM CDR Process™"] | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Capacity | approximately 1.2 million tons per year | View exact valueapproximately 1.2 million tons per year | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Event | 2024-02-27: Idemitsu agreed with Mitsubishi Corporation and Proman to participate in development of the proposed project; FEED had been awarded to MHI and Zachry Group. | View exact value2024-02-27: Idemitsu agreed with Mitsubishi Corporation and Proman to participate in development of the proposed project; FEED had been awarded to MHI and Zachry Group. | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | FEED | View exact valueFEED | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | — | |
| Progress Status | proposed; feasibility study/development with FEED ordered | View exact valueproposed; feasibility study/development with FEED ordered | Clean Ammonia Production Project in Lake Charles, U.S.A. | Current | |
| Administrative Area | Lake Charles | View exact valueLake Charles | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Feasibility | View exact valueFeasibility study | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Unknown technology | View exact valueUnknown technology | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | Ammonia | View exact valueAmmonia | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | NG w CCUS | View exact valueNG w CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
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