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Chifeng green hydrogen and ammonia plantEnvision—Envision ships the first commercial green ammonia cargo, from Chifeng to LOTTE Fine Chemical in South Korea

Chifeng green hydrogen and ammonia plant

by EnvisionCN

Prove that green ammonia can be made at industrial scale from weather-dependent power alone, and push its cost toward parity with fossil ammonia so it can replace coal- and gas-based production.

DeployStage 4 of 5

Phase 1 producing 320,000 t/yr since July 2025; exports began Feb 2026; 1.52 Mt/yr planned.

Updated 26 Feb 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Capacity expansion toward 1.5 Mt/yr
  1. Construction starts (RMB 40B project)Oct 2023Complete.
  2. Phase 1 (320,000 t/yr) officially starts productionJul 2025Complete.
  3. First ISCC PLUS green ammonia certificationJul 2025Complete.
  4. First commercial export cargo, to South Korea26 Feb 2026Complete.
  5. Capacity expansion toward 1.5 Mt/yrTarget 2028Not yet reached.

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