Construction Starts on Phase II of US$1.6 Billion Urea Fertilizer Plant in Zambia

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 20, the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the Zambia Joint Capital Fertilizer Plant, invested and built by China Wanda Industrial Group, was held in Chilanga District, Lusaka Province. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema attended the ceremony. The project involves a total investment of approximately US$1.6 billion, with China National Chemical Engineering Group participating in construction, and is designed to produce 520,000 tonnes of urea and 400,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate per year. Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing attended the groundbreaking event.

The project is implemented by Joint Capital Fertilizer Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Wanda Industrial Group, and is located in Wanda Industrial Park in Chilanga District. On September 29, 2026, a public consultation meeting on the project's Environmental and Social Impact Assessment was held locally, at which the disclosed expansion plan included increasing urea production capacity and building new ammonium nitrate production facilities. In October 2025, Phase II had already signed a US$1.4 billion agreement with China Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd., while the investment scale announced at this groundbreaking is US$1.6 billion.

Phase I of the Joint Capital Fertilizer Plant was commissioned on October 16, 2025, with a total investment of approximately US$600 million. It is designed to produce 300,000 tonnes of urea and 180,000 tonnes of synthetic ammonia per year and was constructed by China Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd. The plant is also equipped with 85 MW of power facilities, part of which is used for urea production.