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Australian firm plans $3b urea plant for Southland

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Publish Date
Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 7:56pm
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

Australian firm plans $3b urea plant for Southland

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 7:56pm

Victorian Hydrogen is proposing a $3 billion urea plant to be located 30km northeast of Invercargill.

The company says it could deliver 1.5 million tonnes a year of urea fertiliser (using 3 million tonnes of lignite), making New Zealand's agricultural sector fully self sufficient.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.

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