Ammonia producer CF Industries has secured funding to build a low-carbon ammonia production facility in Louisiana, the company said April 9. The plant is part of a new joint venture with Japanese energy company JERA global investment firm Mitsui & Co. Inc. 

The estimated $4 billion facility will be built at CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex in Ascension Parish and will include carbon-capture technology to store greenhouse gas emissions.

The facility will have an annual capacity of approximately 1.4 million metric tons, making it the largest producer of low-carbon, or blue ammonia, by nameplate capacity in the world, according to the company. 

Construction is expected to begin in 2026, with operations starting in 2029. 

Per the joint agreement, CF Industries will be responsible for operating and maintaining the facility, including product storage and loading. Product offtake will be handled independently by the three companies according to their ownership percentage.

The facility will include a carbon dioxide dehydration and compression unit to prepare captured CO₂ for transportation and sequestration. CF Industries expects to capture more than 95% of CO₂ generated from the production of ammonia, the company said in its press statement.

1PointFive signed a 25-year offtake agreement with the joint venture to transport and sequester approximately 2.3 million metric tons of CO2 annually from CF Industries, the carbon capture, utilization and sequestration company said. 1PointFive will store the captured CO2 at its Pelican Sequestration Hub in Louisiana, which is still in development.