Aiming to Expand Fertilizer Production in Brazil, Santa Quitéria Project in Ceará Has a Budget of Over R$ 2.3 Billion

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 08/06/2022 at 16:59

Updated on 08/06/2022 at 18:00

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The Santa Quitéria Project, Focused on Fertilizer Production, Is Undergoing Environmental Licensing and Hearings Are Being Held in Ceará

The Santa Quitéria Project is developed through a consortium between the state-owned Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) and the private company Galvani, a Bahia-based fertilizer manufacturer, and aims to construct and operate a mining-industrial complex for the extraction of phosphate and uranium in the Itataia deposit, in the state of Ceará.

Currently, the project is in the environmental licensing phase, and public hearings about the venture are being held on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of this month in the municipalities of Santa Quitéria, Itatira (in the Lagoa do Mato District), and Canindé, respectively.

The operation of this initiative will increase the supply of fertilizers for Brazilian crops, which is of utmost importance for reducing the country’s reliance on importing these products. Today, over 85% of the fertilizers consumed here come from international trade.

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In this regard, the full operation of the Itataia deposit, located in Santa Quitéria, Ceará, will provide the production of about 1.05 million tons of phosphated fertilizers annually. Thus, when combined with the current production of Galvani – one of the members of the Santa Quitéria Consortium – the total produced will correspond to 25% of the demand of the Northeast and North regions.

2,800 New Jobs Will Be Created During the Project Operation Phase in Ceará

During the construction, around 8,400 direct and indirect jobs will be generated, while, during the operation phase of the mining-industrial complex, Ceará will see 2,800 new job opportunities. The investment allocated to the Santa Quitéria Project is equivalent to over R$ 2.3 billion.

Furthermore, the Santa Quitéria Project will also produce 220,000 tons per year of dicalcium phosphate for cattle feed, an amount corresponding to 50% of the current demand for these inputs in the North and Northeast regions.

In light of this, it is possible to note the important role played by the Santa Quitéria Project for the National Fertilizer Plan (PNF), the Investment Partnerships Program (PPI), and the National Energy Plan (PNE), being included in the Pro-Strategic Minerals Policy.

About the Itataia Deposit

The Itataia Deposit consists of a Brazilian reserve of phosphate and uranium, being one of the projects of the Federal Government aiming to reduce the country’s reliance on obtaining fertilizers from the international market. As previously mentioned, the deposit is located in the municipality of Santa Quitéria (Ceará), about 210 km from Fortaleza.

The reserve jointly contains phosphate, which can be used as raw material for agribusiness, and uranium, a potential fuel for nuclear plants. The former is predominant in Itataia, accounting for 90% of the deposit, where approximately 8.9 million tons of the mineral are found. Uranium, on the other hand, is estimated at 80,000 tons.

The consortium formed by Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) and Galvani has been authorized to explore the deposit since 2011. In 2017, the companies presented the Environmental Impact Report (Rima) and hope that the approval can be expedited, as the National Fertilizer Plan (PNF) has already commenced.

Finally, it is very relevant to observe that the Itataia Deposit has the highest phosphate content in Brazil, as well as having, as a byproduct, the largest uranium reserve in the country.

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