Environmentally-friendly investment for Mersin Production Plant

Mersin Production Plant, one of the three fertilizer production plants of Toros Tarım Agri, has further improved its property as an environmentally-friendly production plant by commissioning its new flue gas washing system completely on a voluntary basis.

Having led its sector in various fields with its products and services that it has provided so far, Toros Agri broke “new” ground in its sector again under the scope of environmental investments with its CAN Unit Prill Tower Flue Gas Washing System commissioned at its Mersin Production Plant. Established with an investment of nearly TL 35 million TL, the plant is the first for the fertilizer industry and is listed among the biggest investments made in Turkey under the scope of environment. The facility is also considered among the important flue gas washing systems in the world limited in number with its flue gas emission size and treatment capacity. 

Having been producing for nearly 45 years, Mersin Production Plant also pioneered the sector with its DENOX Flue Gas Treatment System established in the Nitric Acid unit in 1994. By establishing Prill Tower Flue Gas Washing System although it was not a compulsory investment in terms of environmental legislation, Toros Agri has further reduced its flue gas emissions by nearly 85% although they were already below the values accepted by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. 

With this investment completely made on a voluntary basis, Toros Agri has not only prepared itself for the changing and developing environmental legislation, but also taken an important step within the meaning of developing sustainable new production policies. With Prill Tower Flue Gas Washing System put into implementation as an indicator of Toros Agri’s environmental awareness, Mersin Production Plant has become a plant operating with the emission levels even below the statutory limits specified in EU countries.