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Petrobras Fertilizers: Brazilian products for rural productivity

From factory to field. From field to table. Our fertilizers bring autonomy and development to food production.

Fábrica de Fertilizantes Nitrogenados de Sergipe iluminada à noite.

Our fertilizers drive Brazilian food sovereignty

Bringing healthy and more affordable food to Brazilian tables is the energy that drives us. With the resumption of fertilizer production in 2026, we are advancing to reduce import dependency and ensure the availability of these essential inputs for rural producers.

By utilizing natural gas, we expand the use of a strategic resource and contribute to a more efficient production matrix that generates value for the agricultural and industrial sectors.

Ancora Competitividade

Our fertilizer production increases the competitiveness of Brazilian agribusiness

In recent years, Brazil has imported more than 85% of the fertilizers used in the field. Our resumption in urea production, one of the main products used by agribusiness, opens the way to reduce external dependency on this input.

Currently, our production capacity at the units in Sergipe, Bahia and Paraná already represents approximately 20% of the demand from Brazilian rural producers for soil fertilization and ruminant feeding.

Existing plants and our new project im Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul:

Furthermore, local production generates positive impacts on different fronts:

Strengthens regional economy
Drives social development
Expands energy and food security
Reduces vulnerability to geopolitical conflicts
Increases the country's competitiveness in the global competition for inputs

Ancora Ureia

Urea: one raw material, multiple applications and benefits

Fertilizer production comes from ammonia, a derivative of natural gas. It is from ammonia that we obtain urea.

Far beyond being an input for agribusiness, urea also serves several important industrial sectors such as automotive, cosmetics, resins for furniture, coatings, paints and varnishes, textiles, among others.

Brazil alone consumes approximately 8 million tons of urea per year.

Ancora Fertilizantes nitrogenados

Our nitrogen fertilizers

The concentrations of nitrogen (N) differentiate ammonia from urea. Both, however, are used in fertilizer production:

Ammonia: 82% N (base for fertilizers and petrochemicals)
Prilled urea: 46% N for agricultural use (microgranulated)
Granular urea: 46% N and high field efficiency
Reforce N: nutrition for ruminants
Industrial urea: applications in textile industry, pharmaceuticals, coatings, among others
Premium urea: base for ARLA 32
ARLA 32: reduction of NOx emissions in diesel vehicles

Ancora Nossas fábricas

Meet our nitrogen fertilizer plants

In our 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, we maintain the guidelines of the 2050 Strategic Plan, reinforcing our vision of being a diversified and integrated energy company, with value generation and a focus on sustainability. To achieve this, we combine the prominence of oil and gas with expansion into lower carbon intensity businesses for the field and various industrial sectors.

We have two active plants in the Northeast region (FAFEN Bahia and FAFEN Sergipe) and a wholly-owned subsidiary in Paraná, ANSA.

UFN-III, in Mato Grosso do Sul, is scheduled for delivery in 2029. It is located close to the largest consumer markets for these products, the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Paraná and São Paulo.

FAFEN-BA

FAFEN-SE

ANSA

UFN-III

Entrada da Fábrica de Fertilizante Nitrogenados da Bahia - FAFEN-BA.

FAFEN-BA - Bahia Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant

Link de exemplo

Camaçari (BA)

Opening: 1978
Objective: To meet national demand for fertilizers, reducing import dependency.
Location: Camaçari Petrochemical Hub, Bahia.
Processes: Integrated production of ammonia and urea, with auxiliary units for utilities and effluent treatment. Ammonia production is carried out from natural gas.

Visão aérea diurna da Fábrica de Fertilizante de Sergipe - FAFEN-SE.

FAFEN-SE - Sergipe Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant

Link de exemplo

Laranjeiras (SE)

Opening: 1982
Objective: To expand national fertilizer production, leveraging the region's natural gas.
Location: Laranjeiras, Sergipe.
Processes: Similar to FAFEN-BA, with integrated production and utility units. Ammonia production is carried out from natural gas.

Visão aérea da fábrica Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. - ANSA.

ANSA - Araucária Nitrogenados S.A.

Link de exemplo

Araucária (PR)

ANSA, Araucária Nitrogenados, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrobras.

Origin: Founded in 1983 by Ultrafértil, it was acquired by Petrobras in 2013.
Location: Araucária, Paraná, next to the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR).
Processes: Integrated production of ammonia and urea, with auxiliary units for utilities and effluent treatment. Ammonia production is carried out from the refinery's asphalt residue.

Visit Araucária Nitrogenados website (in Portuguese)

UFN-III

Link de exemplo

Três Lagoas, MS

New unit, scheduled to start operations in 2029.

Ancora Futuro do agronegócio

Strengthening the future of agribusiness in Brazil drives us forward

Our fertilizers reinforce the competitiveness of agribusiness and contribute to Brazil's food security, reducing external dependency. With investment, technology and energy integration, we continue to contribute to more diversified, efficient, safe and sustainable production.

Ancora Nossos produtos

Our Products

In addition to Petrobras Fertilizers, we develop and commercialize various other high-quality products to meet the demands of Brazilian society and industries.