thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

What thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH does

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH is a German engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor and proprietary-technology licensor for chemical plants, founded in 1921 in Dortmund and headquartered today at Friedrich-Uhde-Strasse 15, 44141 Dortmund, with registered office in Essen, Germany (HR B 32275). The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of thyssenkrupp AG, operating within the parent's Decarbon Technologies segment alongside Nadja Håkansson (CEO since May 2024), Misa Djenic (CFO), and Richard Hampson (COO since October 2025). Its portfolio comprises three core solution areas: sustainable agriculture and NH3 derivatives (ammonia, urea, nitric acid, nitrate, phosphate plants — more than 130 fertilizer plants and 185+ nitric acid plants built), clean chemicals and energy vectors (green ammonia, green methanol, ammonia cracking, hydrogen, Prenflo gasification, refining, petrochemicals), and circular systems and emissions reduction (EnviNOx® abatement, coke plant technologies, polymers, high-pressure LDPE/EVA). Proprietary technology stack includes uhde® ammonia synthesis (150+ plants), EnviNOx®, Prenflo solid-state gasification, RHAMFS® green ammonia methodology, nx BiTAC plus bipolar electrolyzer systems, and the EPF/EPCm extended-procurement delivery models. Revenue is generated through two primary streams: EPC project contracting (engineering, procurement, construction, and service for chemical plants, billed project-by-project) and technology licensing (proprietary process licenses with associated services). Pricing is quote-based and project-specific with no public pricing. Distribution is direct enterprise sales targeting large industrial clients in fertilizer, chemicals, and energy across more than 16 countries via 20+ locations and wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in Germany, India, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Egypt, South Africa, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Taiwan, and elsewhere. Recent landmark contracts include a 2 GW electrolysis plant for Air Products' NEOM green hydrogen project (Saudi Arabia), six ammonia cracking plants for Uniper's Wilhelmshaven hydrogen import terminal (Germany), urea licensing for Dangote Fertilizer (Nigeria, expanding capacity to 8 million tons/year), and pre-FEED for green ammonia projects with Fuella AS in Brazil.

Name

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

Legal name

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

Website

https://thyssenkrupp-uhde.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH is a German EPC contractor and proprietary-technology licensor for chemical plants, serving global fertilizer, chemical, and energy clients with proprietary ammonia, methanol, electrolysis, and gasification technologies across 16+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Plant Engineering and Process Technology Licensing

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical & Petrochemical Plant Construction (IMAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bio-based Solvents & Process Chemicals (e.g., bio-acetone, bio-butanol, bio-IPA, green solvents) (EUAAAIAB), Biofuel Plant EPC, O&M & Process Technology Providers (EUAAAHAK), PVC & Chlor-Vinyl Chain (Chlor-Alkali, EDC/VCM, PVC) (IMAEADAF), Biomass & Waste-to-Energy Plant EPC (EUAEAAAI)

Keywords

• Chemical plant engineering
• Ammonia synthesis technology
• EPC project contracting
• Green hydrogen production
• Fertilizer plant construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Westphalia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. EPC Project Contracting: Full engineering, procurement, and construction services for chemical plants including ammonia, methanol, fertilizers, and refining facilities. Revenue generated through project execution contracts with flexible delivery models including EPF (plus module fabrication), EPCm (plus construction and assembly supervision).
2. Technology Licensing: Licensing of proprietary process technologies including uhde® ammonia, methanol, and green chemical technologies. Revenue generated through technology licenses and associated services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH provides engineering, procurement, construction, and service (EPC) for chemical plants worldwide, combined with licensing of proprietary process technologies for ammonia, urea, nitric acid, methanol, green hydrogen, chlor-alkali, refining, petrochemicals, polymers, coke, and high-pressure applications. The company delivers full project lifecycle services from concept studies through construction and lifecycle service, using in-house technologies such as uhde® ammonia, uhde® green methanol, PRENFLO gasification, EnviNOx®, Urea 2000plus, and the tkUCE nx BiTAC plus electrolyzer system, with 3,000+ plants delivered across more than a century.

Product overview

thyssenkrupp Uhde is a global plant engineering company offering integrated chemical plant solutions based on proprietary technologies and EPx (Engineering, Procurement, extended services) capability. The portfolio encompasses three core solution areas: Sustainable Agriculture & NH3 Derivatives (ammonia, urea, nitric acid, nitrate, and phosphate plants), Clean Chemicals & Energy Vectors (ammonia cracking, green methanol, methanol, hydrogen/gas technologies, Prenflo gasification, refining, petrochemicals), and Circular Systems & Emissions Reduction (coke plant technologies, EnviNOx®, polymers/plastics, high pressure technologies, digital products). With 100+ years of experience, 3,000+ plants built, 4,000+ employees, and 465+ patent families, the company provides technologies from initial concept through construction and lifecycle service support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• uhde® Ammonia Technology: Proprietary ammonia synthesis technology including outlet manifold system, waste heat recovery, steam reforming, and dual pressure synthesis (A30 Series)
• EnviNOx®
• PRENFLO Gasification
• RHAMFS®
• nx BiTAC plus
• Green Methanol Technology
• Urea 2000plus
• EPx

Products and services

• Uhde® Ammonia Plants Complete ammonia plant offerings based on the proprietary uhde® ammonia synthesis technology, used by chemical and fertilizer producers globally for ammonia production from natural gas and now from renewable hydrogen.
• Green Ammonia Plants Engineered ammonia plants that produce carbon-free ammonia using water, air, and renewable electricity via electrolysis, allowing fertilizer producers and energy companies to retrofit existing facilities or build new low-carbon assets.
• Urea Plants Complete urea production solutions including granulation and synthesis for fertilizer producers, supplied under licensing and EPC arrangements.
• Nitric Acid Plants Complete nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plant offerings for fertilizer producers and chemical companies, including emissions abatement technology integration.
• Ammonia Cracking Technology Engineered plants and licensed technology for cracking ammonia into hydrogen, enabling ammonia to serve as a transport medium for green hydrogen across global supply chains.
• Green Methanol Plants Engineered plants that produce green methanol from renewable hydrogen and captured CO2 for use in sustainable fuels, chemicals, and shipping fuel applications.
• Methanol Plants Complete methanol production plants for fuels and chemical applications, offered to industrial and energy customers under licensing and EPC structures.
• PRENFLO Gasification Technology Proprietary PRENFLO pressurized entrained-flow gasification technology that converts coal, biomass, and petcoke into syngas for downstream chemical and fuel production.
• Hydrogen & Gas Technologies Licensed hydrogen production, gasification, and syngas process technologies offering customers integrated solutions for hydrogen and synthesis gas value chains.
• Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis Plants (tkUCE) Complete chlor-alkali electrolysis plant offerings using the proprietary nx BiTAC plus bipolar electrolyzer system for chlorine, caustic soda, and hydrogen production, including monopolar-to-bipolar modernization projects.
• Coke Plant Technologies Integrated coke plant technology offerings for metallurgical and industrial customers, covering coke oven design, gas treatment, and sulfur recovery.
• Refining & Petrochemical Process Technologies Licensed process technologies for refining and petrochemical operations, including aromatics, lube oils, and olefins production, sold to oil and gas and petrochemical customers.
• Polymers & Plastics Technologies Licensed polymer and plastics process technologies for downstream chemical producers, including bio-based and circular plastic pathways.
• Phosphate Fertilizer Plants Engineering and technology for phosphate-based fertilizer production plants sold to fertilizer producers and mineral processing companies.
• High Pressure Technologies High-pressure process technologies for LDPE and EVA production and other supercritical fluid applications, sold to chemical and plastics producers through Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH.
• Methanisation (Synthetic Natural Gas) Licensed process technology for producing synthetic natural gas from syngas, targeted at e-fuel, Power-to-Gas, and renewable methane projects.
• Digital Products for Plant Operations Digital tools and software solutions for process optimization and monitoring of chemical plant operations, offered to the company's existing and new plant customers.
• EnviNOx® Emissions Abatement Technology Licensed EnviNOx® catalytic abatement technology that removes NOx and N2O from off-gases in nitric acid, ammonia, caprolactam, adipic acid, and other chemical applications.
• EPC and EPx Project Contracting Services Integrated EPC and EPx project execution services delivered to chemical, fertilizer, and energy customers globally, supporting greenfield, brownfield, and modernization projects across the company's full technology portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ammonia plant capacity upgrade from 3,300 to 3,670 tpd with just 70-day shutdown and flawless startup
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, strategic and core.

• Fuella ASmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2026Pre-FEED agreement for two large-scale green ammonia projects in Brazil (Pecém and Açu ports) targeting up to 800,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia production using renewable energy. thyssenkrupp Uhde contributes uhde® ammonia synthesis technology and RHAMFS® methodology.
• Taiwan Chlorine Industries Ltd.strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026Modernization of chlor-alkali plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan - converting 118,000 t/y monopolar electrolysis plant to bipolar technology using tkUCE's nx BiTAC plus electrolyzer system.
• Nova Sustainable FuelscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Integration and optimization study (pre-FEED) for biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada. Project will utilize Uhde's Prenflo solid-state gasification technology to produce over 450,000 tons of methanol per year from sustainable wood-based biomass.
• Ministry of Petroleum (Egypt)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Meeting between Minister Badawi and thyssenkrupp Uhde CEO to discuss accelerating cooperation on decarbonization, focusing on CCUS project at MOPCO complex in Damietta - the first such project in Egypt and Africa.
• Dangote FertilizercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025December 2025 agreement with Thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Technology to quadruple urea production capacity to over 8 million tons annually. Partnership includes licensing four urea granulation units with combined daily capacity of 16,940 metric tonnes.
• Brunei Fertilizer Industries (BFI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025FEED contract for expansion of ammonia handling and export infrastructure for large-scale ammonia export operations.
• Uniper SEmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Framework agreement to build up to six large-scale ammonia cracking plants at Uniper's planned hydrogen import terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The terminal will have annual import capacity of up to 2.6 million tonnes of ammonia (equivalent to ~350,000 tonnes of hydrogen).
• FertiglobecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Completion of Hydrogen Recovery Unit for Fertiglobe's plant in UAE, boosting ammonia output by 6% - noted as a MENA region advancement in the IEA's State of Energy Innovation report.
• Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021EP contract to design and supply chlor-alkali plant in Korea with 60,000 tons per year chlorine production capacity. Plant converts KMCI's by-product brine from MDI production into chlorine.
• Johnson MattheystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on ammonia converter modernization for İGSAŞ in Turkey, combining Johnson Matthey's catalyst expertise with thyssenkrupp Uhde's converter technology.
• HoneywellcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing UOP eFining™ process technology for HAMR Energy's sustainable aviation fuel production projects in Australia.
• Air ProductscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContract to supply 2 GW electrolysis plant for Air Products' green hydrogen project in NEOM, Saudi Arabia - one of the largest green hydrogen projects globally, producing hydrogen for carbon-free ammonia export.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Linde Engineering: Division of Linde plc executing hydrogen, ammonia, syngas, and air separation EPC projects globally. Direct competitor for green hydrogen/ammonia infrastructure where Uhde is also active (e.g., Wilhelmshaven hydrogen import terminal ecosystem).
• Technip Energies: French-headquartered EPC contractor for LNG, hydrogen, ammonia, ethylene, and refining. Competes head-to-head with Uhde on green hydrogen, ammonia, and petrochemical megaprojects (e.g., NEOM-adjacent programs).
• Topsoe: Danish catalyst and process technology licensor with leading positions in ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and e-fuels. Directly competes with Uhde's uhde® ammonia, methanol, and green hydrogen technology licensing and EPC services.
• Casale: Swiss-based process technology provider specializing in ammonia, methanol, urea, and hydrogen plants. Closely comparable to Uhde as an EPC contractor and licensor for nitrogen-based and methanol/synthesis gas technologies.
• KBR: Global engineering firm with a leading ammonia technology portfolio (KBR Purifier+) and EPC execution in petrochemicals, refining, and hydrogen. Direct competition for Uhde's ammonia licensing and large-scale EPC projects.
• Air Liquide Engineering & Construction: Engineering arm of Air Liquide, focused on hydrogen, ammonia, and syngas plant EPC and proprietary technology. Direct peer in green hydrogen/ammonia value chain where Uhde competes for major infrastructure programs.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell UOP: Broad incumbent process technology licensor in refining, petrochemicals, and now e-fuels (UOP eFining™). Overlaps with Uhde's refining and petrochemical portfolio and is explicitly partnered with Uhde on the HAMR SAF project.

Others

• Saipem: Italian EPC major executing large energy and petrochemical projects, including hydrogen and ammonia initiatives. Competes with Uhde on the engineering and construction scope of large industrial plants, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• NEXTCHEM (Maire): Italian technology and engineering group focused on green ammonia, hydrogen, methanol, and circular chemicals. A smaller, faster-moving peer that competes for emerging e-fuel and green ammonia projects where Uhde is also bidding.

Regional players

• Toyo Engineering: Japanese EPC contractor with strong presence in ammonia, urea, petrochemicals, and hydrogen in Asia and the Middle East. Comparable to Uhde's Japan (Chlorine Engineers) and Asia-Pacific operations and active in similar fertilizer/ammonia bidding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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