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The Xamano Group, a Chinese multinational, announces a multi-million dollar investment in the state of Goiás. Generating hundreds of new jobs, the company will focus on the production of green ammonia.
Chinese multinational Xamano Group announced, last Thursday (12), a investment of R$53 million in an unprecedented pilot project in Brazil. The project marks the company's entry into the production of green ammonia, an initiative that promises to revolutionize the sustainable energy sector in the country. In addition, Xamano plans to use this raw material for the production of fertilizers in the municipality of Goianésia, Goiás, in partnership with Jalles Machado Group industrial park. This initiative reinforces the company's commitment to sustainability and places Brazil on the path of global innovations in clean energy and agricultural production.
Chinese multinational speaks out on investment
Xamano Group Chairman Wei Wang explained that the production of green ammonia from hydrogen, and the subsequent manufacture of fertilizers involves an “economic” business model. He also stressed that, in the near future, it will be replicated on large farms in the country.
According to the executive, this investment by the Chinese multinational will further contribute to the development of agriculture. The goal, according to him, is to reach, at the Goianésia unit, 2,6 thousand tons of ammonia per year.
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According to Vice-Governor, Daniel Vilela, Goiás is fully interested in forming partnerships with serious investors who, like the Chinese, work with clean technology.
In this regard, the state always seeks to be ahead. He also highlights to the Chinese multinational that the country is currently a major importer of fertilizers. And that the advance in the production of this agricultural input in Goiás soil is advantageous for both agribusiness and the Chinese multinational.
Also present at the meeting were the Secretary-General of the Government (SGG), Adriano da Rocha Lima, the President of Xamano Group, Wei Wang, the directors Claudia Wu and Victor Emanuel Ribei, and the CEO of Jalles Machado, Otavio Lage Filho. The Vice-Governor highlighted data that, according to him, accredits Goiás as a candidate for receiving investments from China and other countries.
Why will investments be focused on the state of Goiás?
According to the vice-governor, the state's economy is experiencing an incredible moment, as evidenced by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. Education and public safety have become a national reference. And there is also the already established social protection network, which in 2023 has lifted many families out of poverty.
In this way, Vilela states that the Chinese multinational Xamano Group can make investments safely and peacefully. The head of SGG reminded Chinese investors that the country is currently a major importer of fertilizers. And that the advance in the production of this agricultural input in Goiás soil is advantageous for both agribusiness and the Chinese multinational.
Goiás has a consumer market and occupies a strategic position, being well-centralized when compared to other states. It will facilitate the company's logistics process, according to Adriano da Rocha Lima. What he sees in the state is that the project presented by the Chinese multinational for the production of green ammonia is well aligned with what the government thinks and projects for the future.
How does green ammonia production work?
To produce green ammonia, the hydrogen must first be obtained through a water electrolysis process. That is, water is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen, using electrical energy generated from clean sources.
The hydrogen is then combined with atmospheric nitrogen through a process called the Haber-Bosch synthesis, allowing the hydrogen and nitrogen to react at high pressure and temperature in the presence of a catalyst to form ammonia.
The result is the production of green ammonia using green hydrogen and atmospheric nitrogen. The green ammonia production process does not emit CO2 and, therefore, it is estimated that there will be an exponential growth in its production to be replaced by gray ammonia and that it can be used for other purposes.
