Petrobras retoma produção de ureia no Paraná após seis anos

A Petrobras retomou na quinta-feira, 30, a produção de ureia na planta da Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (Ansa), em Araucária, região metropolitana de Curitiba (PR). A unidade estava parada desde 2020 e demandou investimento de R$ 870 milhões. A estatal busca reduzir a dependência de fertilizantes importados em meio à crise do setor.

A retomada ocorreu em meio à crise dos fertilizantes, agravada por conflitos no Oriente Médio e a guerra na Ucrânia, iniciada em 2022. Esses eventos pressionam o Brasil, que importa cerca de 80% dos fertilizantes consumidos. A Petrobras anunciou a reativação ainda em 2024, após manutenção, inspeções e testes operacionais.

“A Ansa volta a produzir ureia em um momento em que ampliar a capacidade interna desse insumo é cada vez mais relevante para o Brasil”, afirmou Marcelo dos Santos Faria, diretor industrial e presidente interino da Ansa.

A planta em Araucária tem capacidade para 720 mil toneladas de ureia por ano, equivalente a 8% da demanda brasileira. Ela também produz amônia (475 mil toneladas/ano) e Arla 32 (450 mil toneladas/ano). Junto com unidades em Sergipe e Bahia, retomadas entre dezembro de 2025 e janeiro de 2026, a estatal espera suprir 20% do mercado nacional de ureia.

O processo gerou mais de 2 mil empregos na região durante a reativação e emprega cerca de 700 trabalhadores em operação plena.

Artigos relacionados

Brazilian government officials, including President Lula, discuss diesel subsidy tweaks in a conference room amid charts of fuel price surges.
Imagem gerada por IA

Government discusses diesel subsidy adjustments after low initial adherence

Reportado por IA Imagem gerada por IA

Brazil's ANP released on Thursday (2) a list of five companies that joined the first phase of the diesel subsidy program, excluding major distributors Vibra, Ipiranga, and Raízen. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government is discussing technical adjustments to attract them, as they handle half of private imports. The program aims to cushion the war in Iran's effects on fuel prices.

The closure of the Strait of Ormuz amid the US-Iran conflict has driven a 7.5% rise in global fertilizer prices over the past week, with urea surging 24%. Colombia, reliant on imports for most of these inputs, faces potential effects on its agricultural sector. Experts warn this could increase production costs for crops.

Reportado por IA

Juan Esteban Calle, president of Cementos Argos, stated that the company is moving proactively to reactivate its business in Venezuela, where the expropriated plants operate at 10% of their capacity. The reactivation will start with demand from the oil and gas sectors, and compensation of US$800 million is expected for assets seized since 2007. Calle affirmed that the process will be irreversible and will develop in phases.

The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) issued a statement expressing concern over the manufacturing sector's situation, highlighting the complexity of the current economic model. In the 'QR!' program on Canal E, experts like Guido Bambini and Pablo Caruso analyzed the document, pointing to declines in production, employment, and installed capacity. According to United Nations data, Argentina recorded the second-largest industrial drop worldwide between 2023 and 2025.

Reportado por IA

Federal judge Humberto de Vasconcelos Sampaio of Rio de Janeiro's 1st Federal Court granted an injunction suspending the 12% export tax on crude oil. The ruling responds to a request from five oil companies producing 20% of Brazil's oil. The provisional measure creating the tax took effect on March 12.

Itaúsa, the holding company controlling Itaú, faced a R$ 700 million negative impact on net equity from Aegea Saneamento's accounting review. Aegea, Brazil's leading private sanitation firm, revised figures from 2020 to 2024, wiping out R$ 5 billion from its net equity and cutting 2024 profit. The company's IPO was postponed to 2027.

Reportado por IA

South Korea will restrict naphtha exports starting Friday due to supply shortages from the Middle East conflict. The measure follows U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran that have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. The government plans support including expanded low-interest loans for domestic firms.

 

 

 

Este site usa cookies

Usamos cookies para análise para melhorar nosso site. Leia nossa política de privacidade para mais informações.
Recusar