An Australian company is proposing a $3 billion coal-to-fertiliser plant in New Zealand’s Southland region, aiming to make the country self-sufficient in urea while supplying Australia’s eastern states.
Victorian Hydrogen plans to build the facility about 30 kilometres northeast of Invercargill.
Founder and executive director Allan Blood told The Epoch Times that the plant would produce up to 1.5 million tonnes of urea a year, covering New Zealand’s current imports of about 500,000 tonnes, with the remainder exported to Australia.
Blood said the company has secured agreements with infrastructure providers and local Māori tribe Ngāi Tahu.
However, it has yet to commence the process to gain environmental approvals. He said he expected approvals to be obtained in time to start production in three years….
Australian Company Proposes $3 Billion Coal-to-Fertiliser Plant in New Zealand
