Russia’s Nakhodka fertilizer plant targets first output in Q1 2027 on $5.8 billion build

Russia’s Nakhodka fertilizer plant plans to produce its first output in the first quarter of 2027, the energy minister of Primorsky Krai, Elena Shish, said, according to Interfax. The Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant (NZMU), part of the Roskhim group, is one of the largest industrial projects in Russia’s Far East.

Total private investment in the project is set at 445 billion rubles ($5.8 billion), of which 227 billion rubles ($2.9 billion) is earmarked for the first phase. That phase will produce 1.8 million tonnes of methanol per year, while a second phase is designed to produce 3 million tonnes of urea annually. Shish spoke at the plenary session of the Eastern Oil and Gas Forum in Vladivostok.

The Q1 2027 target reflects the time needed for start-up. In early June, Roskhim board chairman Igor Rotenberg said the first phase was slated to launch in October. The plant’s press service said mechanical completion is expected in October, after which commissioning begins, a stage that can run up to six months for a facility this complex. The first quarter of 2027 has therefore been set as the point at which finished product output starts and the plant ramps toward design capacity.

An anchor resident of the Nakhodka priority development area, NZMU is built around natural gas feedstock and is oriented toward export markets in Asia. Once both phases are running, the plant will add substantial Russian methanol and urea capacity. The next milestone to watch is mechanical completion in October.

Source: Interfax