FERTIL, was established in October 1980 as a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and TOTAL, with a shareholding ratio of 2:1 respectively. Construction of a processing plant began in 1980 and production started in December 1983. The prime objective behind establishing the company was to utilize the lean gas supplied from the onshore fields of BAB, ASAB and Thammama-C, to manufacture fertilizers and to market them locally and internationally. The plant is located in Ruwais Industrial Zone, about 235 km from the city of Abu Dhabi. It comprises an ammonia and urea processing plant. The installed capacity of the ammonia plant is 1,000 MTPD and 1,500 MTPD for urea. The plants have fully integrated utility units with storage facilities. The company has been continuously improving its technology and productivity. Today, ammonia production stands at 1,310 MTPD and urea 1,850 MTPD.

The market for FERTIL’s products has expanded considerably since its first shipment. Today, 12% of its annual production is marketed locally within the United Arab Emirates and 88% is exported to the Indian sub-continent, Far East, Middle East, Africa, USA and Latin America.

FERTIL has completed its Urea De-bottlenecking project, CO2 Recovery Unit and Granulation Unit, which results in:
• Increase Urea plant production capacity from 1830 to 2500 MTPD by utilizing surplus ammonia produced from ammonia plant along with the additional recovered CO2.
• Capture and recover CO2 required to enhance urea production capacity.
• Reduce total CO2 emission by 20%.
• Assist in reducing global warming phenomena.