# thyssenkrupp Uhde — Chemical-process technology, integrated plant engineering and EPC project execution

> thyssenkrupp Uhde is a German chemical-plant engineering company founded in Dortmund in 1921 and now part of thyssenkrupp. Its technology portfolio and project-delivery services cover ammonia and fertilizer, methanol, petrochemicals, polymers, refining, clean chemicals and emissions control. The company reports more than 3,000 chemical and process plants built worldwide and offers project models ranging from technology licensing and engineering to EPC; each reference below states the contracted stage rather than treating every study or retrofit as a turnkey plant.

- **Headquarters:** Dortmund, Germany
- **Founded:** 1921
- **Official website:** [thyssenkrupp Uhde](https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Nadja Håkansson

CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde; COO of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies

CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde since May 2024 and COO of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies since October 2025. She brings more than 20 years of international experience in supply chains, operations, sales and corporate leadership, including leading Siemens Energy’s Africa region. She holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping University and a Global Executive MBA from IESE.

- **In role since:** 2024-05-01
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-03
- **Profile:** [Nadja Håkansson](https://voltformer.com/ceo/nadja-hakansson)

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## Engineering specializations

- Ammonia, fertilizer and nitric-acid process plants
- Methanol, green chemicals and hydrogen value chains
- Petrochemical, polymer, refining and coke-plant technologies
- Plant revamps, emissions reduction and integrated EPC execution

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Not listed
- **Transmission lines:** Not listed
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Not listed
- **Grid interconnection:** Not listed

## Representative projects

### Fuella Pecém and Açu green-ammonia pre-FEED
- **Capacity / scope:** Two projects targeting 400,000 tonnes per year each; pre-FEED
- **Country:** Brazil | **Client:** Fuella AS | **Year:** Pre-FEED awarded 2026
- **Description:** Uhde was awarded pre-FEED contracts for two renewable-powered green ammonia projects at the ports of Pecém and Açu. The early engineering includes concept optimization and integration planning; the production capacity is a project target, not operating output.
- **Technologies:** Green ammonia, Ammonia synthesis, Electrolysis integration
- **Original source:** [https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/thyssenkrupp-uhde-signs-pre-feed-contracts-with-fuella-as-for-pecem-green-ammonia-project-%28pega%29-and-acu-green-ammonia-project-%28acuga%29-313573](https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/thyssenkrupp-uhde-signs-pre-feed-contracts-with-fuella-as-for-pecem-green-ammonia-project-%28pega%29-and-acu-green-ammonia-project-%28acuga%29-313573)

### KÖKSAN low-emission polyester plant
- **Capacity / scope:** 324,000 tonnes per year PET; engineering and supply scope
- **Country:** Türkiye | **Client:** KÖKSAN | **Year:** Contract awarded 2026
- **Description:** Uhde Inventa-Fischer received a contract for basic and detailed engineering and equipment supply for a PET plant in Gaziantep. The company says the technology is designed to lower fuel and electricity use; the announcement does not describe an operating plant.
- **Technologies:** PET polymerization, Melt-to-resin process, Energy-efficient polyester
- **Original source:** [https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/thyssenkrupp-uhde-to-build-a-low-emission-polyester-plant-for-koksan-in-turkey](https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/thyssenkrupp-uhde-to-build-a-low-emission-polyester-plant-for-koksan-in-turkey)

### İGSAŞ ammonia converter modernization
- **Capacity / scope:** Converter cartridge and catalyst replacement at Kocaeli plant
- **Country:** Türkiye | **Client:** İGSAŞ | **Year:** 2026
- **Description:** Uhde and Johnson Matthey completed an ammonia-converter modernization at İGSAŞ’s operating Kocaeli site. The reference is a brownfield equipment and catalyst replacement carried out in coordination with production, not a new-build EPC plant.
- **Technologies:** Ammonia converter, Catalyst replacement, Brownfield modernization
- **Original source:** [https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/efficiency-boost%3A-thyssenkrupp-uhde-successfully-completes-ammonia-converter-cartridge-and-catalyst-replacement-for-igsas-313846](https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/efficiency-boost%3A-thyssenkrupp-uhde-successfully-completes-ammonia-converter-cartridge-and-catalyst-replacement-for-igsas-313846)

## Technical services

- **Process technology and licensing:** Proprietary process packages and licensed technologies for ammonia, methanol, fertilizers, polymers, petrochemicals and clean chemicals.
- **Engineering and project development:** Concept, feasibility, pre-FEED, FEED, basic and detailed engineering for new plants and brownfield upgrades.
- **EPC and integrated plant delivery:** Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning under the project model and responsibility assigned in each contract.
- **Plant revamp and emissions control:** Modernization, capacity improvements, catalyst and equipment replacement, digital services and process-emissions reduction.

## Standards and certifications

- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001

## Official contacts

- **Address:** Friedrich-Uhde-Straße 15, 44141 Dortmund, Germany
- **Official website:** https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/contact

## Reference statistics

- **Chemical and process plants built worldwide:** 3,000+
- **Global employees:** 4,000+
- **Patent families:** 465+
- **Uhde company founded in Dortmund:** 1921

## Company and energy news

- [Uhde and Johnson Matthey complete İGSAŞ ammonia-converter upgrade](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-igsas-ammonia-converter-replacement-2026) — 2026-06-16 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-igsas-ammonia-converter-replacement-2026.md)
- [Uhde wins pre-FEED work for two Brazilian green-ammonia projects](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-fuella-brazil-green-ammonia-prefeed-2026) — 2026-06-09 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-fuella-brazil-green-ammonia-prefeed-2026.md)
- [Uhde awarded FEED contract for Brunei ammonia-export expansion](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-brunei-ammonia-export-feed-2026) — 2026-04-20 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-brunei-ammonia-export-feed-2026.md)
- [Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build low-emission PET plant for KÖKSAN](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-koksan-low-emission-polyester-plant-2026) — 2026-04-09 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-koksan-low-emission-polyester-plant-2026.md)
- [Uhde wins low-emission coke-oven battery contract in South Korea](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-posco-low-emission-coke-oven-2026) — 2026-04-02 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-posco-low-emission-coke-oven-2026.md)
- [Uhde selected for biomass-to-methanol integration study in Canada](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-nova-biomass-methanol-study-2026) — 2026-03-02 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-nova-biomass-methanol-study-2026.md)
- [Uhde commissions hydrogen-recovery unit at Fertiglobe’s UAE plant](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-fertiglobe-hydrogen-recovery-unit-2025) — 2025-09-29 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/uhde-fertiglobe-hydrogen-recovery-unit-2025.md)

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