BASF Ammonia Plant, Texas

In 2018, BASF and Yara opened their jointly owned $600 million ammonia plant at BASF’s chemical complex in Freeport, Texas. The plant uses hydrogen (produced at the massive Dow Chemical plant next door) to make ammonia, instead of using natural gas. BASF, a German company that is often ranked as the largest chemical producer in the world, was the company behind the Haber process, which made ammonia from natural gas, and initiated the large-scale production of synthetic nitrate fertilizers.