Industries Qatar (IQ) has announced the award of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a world's largest Blue Ammonia train (Ammonia-7) by Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO; a wholly owned subsidiary of IQ). Valued at approximately USD 1.06 billion, the EPC contract for new Ammonia-7 train was awarded to a consortium of ThyssenKrupp and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC). The project will be located in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) and will be operated by QAFCO as part of its integrated facilities.

QAFCO is the world's largest integrated single-site producer of ammonia and urea, with a current production capacity of approximately 4 MTPA of ammonia and 6 MTPA of urea. The new train will be more energy-efficient and fully funded by QAFCO's internal sources of funds. The new train is intended to be operational by 1st quarter of 2026 and will have a designed capacity upto 1.2 million tons per annum (MTPA) of Blue Ammonia, making it the world's largest facility.