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  "id": 6710015,
  "title": "Samsung E&A wins $3.5 bil. Saudi fertilizer project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/samsung-e-a-wins-3-5-bil-saudi-fertilizer-project",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260911/samsung-ea-wins-35-bil-saudi-fertilizer-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung E&A has secured a $3.5 billion fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia, a significant milestone in its expansion in the Middle East and a reinforcement of its partnership with SABIC. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with SABIC Agri-Nutrients will see Samsung E&A independently execute the SAN-7 project, with completion targeted for 2030. The signing ceremony took place at SABIC's headquarters in Jubail, attended by senior executives from both companies. The plant, built in Jubail Industrial City, will use natural gas to produce 3,500 metric tons of ammonia daily and 7,700 metric tons of urea fertilizer, all destined for export. The facility will also incorporate postcombustion carbon capture technology, utilizing carbon dioxide generated during ammonia production for urea synthesis. This not only reduces emissions but also enhances economic efficiency, according to Samsung E&A.",
  "summary": "Samsung E&A has secured a 4.7 trillion won ($3.5 billion) fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia, marking another major milestone in its growing Middle Eastern expansion and reinforcing its long-standing partnership with SABIC. Under the newly signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with SABIC Agri-Nutrients, the company will independently execute the project — dubbed SAN-7 —…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Samsung E&A wins 4.7 tln-won fertilizer EPC contract in Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/samsung-e-a-wins-4-7-tln-won-fertilizer-epc-contract-in-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-11T00:20:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Korea IT Times",
        "title": "Samsung E&A Wins $3.5 Billion Saudi Fertilizer Project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/samsung-e-a-wins-3-5-billion-saudi-fertilizer-project",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:22:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Samsung E&A wins $3.5 bil. Saudi fertilizer project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/samsung-e-a-wins-3-5-bil-saudi-fertilizer-project-6711630",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:17:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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