The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tereza Cristina, announced in Três Lagoas (Mato Grosso do Sul) that she received information that Petrobras had reached an agreement with the Acron Group for the sale of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit (UFN3).
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“Brazilian agriculture will gain a lot from the establishment of this factory, which will produce nitrogen fertilizers, urea, which is essential for our agriculture to be less and less dependent on these nutrients,†said the minister.
The evaluation was carried out during the Advance Cities event, held at the Três Lagoas City Council. The minister said that she talked to President Jair Bolsonaro about the situation at UFN3 and he immediately called the president of Petrobras, General Joaquim Silva e Luna, and asked for speed in this process.
Tereza Cristina read the message received by Luna confirming the deal, which was greatly celebrated by all those present. “I also called Minister Bento Albuquerque [of Mines and Energy], who confirmed that I could make the announcement. So, I want to say that UFN 3 will come out of this immobility. Guys, another problem in Três Lagoas has been solved. Now it's work,†she celebrated.
According to the minister, the topic will be discussed with Acron during a visit by the Brazilian delegation to Russia, scheduled for the next few days. “We have a meeting scheduled with several fertilizer producers and they are on this list. We will have news there about when this will happen, when they arrive hereâ€, said Tereza Cristina.
UFN3 is an industrial unit of nitrogen fertilizers located in Três Lagoas. The construction of UFN3 began in September 2011, but was interrupted in December 2014, with physical progress of about 81%.
Upon completion, the unit will have a projected urea and ammonia production capacity of 3,600 t/day and 2,200 t/day, respectively. The completion of the Unit will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
Petrobras clarifies that the signing of the sales contract still depends on Petrobras' governance, after the appropriate government approvals. ■