Dynamic compaction begins for Angola’s Soyo AMUFERT project, which produces 2,300 tons of synthetic ammonia and 4,000 tons of urea fertilizer per day

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Recently, significant progress has been made on the AMUFERT fertilizer project in Soyo, Angola, which is being constructed under the general contract of China Five Rings Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corporation. The first dynamic compaction unit for the project has been assembled, tested, and approved; trial compaction operations using a capacity of 12,000 KN.M at the project site have been launched, marking the official entry of the project into the phase of construction of its main structures. The AMUFERT fertilizer project in Soyo, Angola, is the country’s first large-scale fertilizer project. Located in the city of Soyo in the Zaire province of Angola, it involves the construction of a fertilizer plant that will use natural gas as raw material to produce 2,300 tons of synthetic ammonia and 4,000 tons of urea per day. Additionally, utility systems, auxiliary facilities, and off-site infrastructure will be built as part of this project. The successful completion of this project will help Angola achieve food sovereignty and effectively reduce its long-term dependence on imports, having a profound impact on ensuring food security, promoting the modernization of agriculture, and fostering economic diversification. The initiation of this dynamic compaction work is a crucial step in the progress of the project. The successful completion of this milestone will provide technical support for the foundation treatment of the project, and it will also enable the overall construction to enter a phase of rapid progress. Due to the complex and poor conditions of the site for this project, the dynamic compaction construction technique required a high energy level of up to 15,000 KN.M, setting a new record for foundation treatment projects in Angola’s interior. In the face of these challenges, the company’s project team actively pooled resources and innovatively implemented a \"dual-track\" approach for equipment provision: on one hand, it sought suitable dynamic compaction equipment in Angola and its surrounding areas, and managed to modify such equipment to achieve a capacity of 12,000 KN.M, thereby ensuring the timely initiation of the preliminary testing phases ； On the other hand, professional equipment of a higher capacity has been rapidly mobilized domestically; the equipment has now been successfully shipped to the port, laying a solid foundation for eventually meeting the design requirement of 15,000 KN.M. This efficient solution effectively ensures the progress of the project’s critical path. A relevant official from China Chemical Wuhuan Company said that the successful commencement of this dynamic compaction work on schedule has earned high praise from the project owner, Angola’s AMUFERT company, as well as the project management consultant (PMC) party. They gave full recognition to the professional competence, sense of commitment to contracts, and efficient execution demonstrated by the Chinese engineering companies.