en.Wedoany.com Reported - Russia's Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant (NZMU) plans to produce its first batch of products in the first quarter of 2027. The plant, part of the Roskhim Group, is one of the largest industrial projects in the Russian Far East. Located in the Nakhodka Priority Development Area, it uses natural gas as feedstock and targets the Asian export market.

According to Elena Shish, Minister of Energy of Primorsky Krai, speaking at the plenary session of the Eastern Oil and Gas Forum in Vladivostok, total private investment in the project amounts to 4450 billion rubles (approximately $5.8 billion), with Phase 1 investment at 2270 billion rubles (approximately $2.9 billion). Phase 1 is designed to produce 1.8 million tons of methanol annually, while Phase 2 is designed to produce 3 million tons of urea per year.

The Q1 2027 production target takes into account the necessary preparations for project launch. In early June this year, Igor Rotenberg, Chairman of the Board of Roskhim, stated that Phase 1 was scheduled to start in October. According to the plant's press office, mechanical completion is expected in October this year, followed by the commissioning phase. For such complex facilities, the commissioning period can last up to six months, so Q1 2027 has been set as the starting point for finished product output and gradual ramp-up to design capacity.

The plant is an anchor resident enterprise of the Nakhodka Priority Development Area. Once both phases are fully operational, the plant will significantly increase Russia's methanol and urea production capacity. The next key milestone for the project is mechanical completion, scheduled for October this year.