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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORMFOR SMALL-SCALE CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES (F-CDM-SSC-PDD)

Version 04.0

PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)

Title of the project activity Urea Yield Boosting in Profértil SAConventional Ammonia-Urea productionFacility

Version number of the PDD 01.0.0

Completion date of the PDD 01/04/2012

Project participant(s) Profértil S.A.

Host Party(ies) Argentina

Sectoral scope(s) and selected methodology(ies) A new small scale methodology type III, isbeing proposed to this project activity.

Estimated amount of annual average GHGemission reductions

32 216 tCO2/y

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SECTION A. Description of project activityA.1. Purpose and general description of project activity>>The proposed CDM project activity involves the implementation of boosting yields of conventionalammonia-urea production in Profértil SA facility, using an external source of CO2 to react with thesurplus ammonia produced as a result of the conventional natural gas reforming process in the ammoniaproduction plant.

In Profértil SA conventional ammonia-urea production facility, ammonia (NH3) and CO2 are produced asa result of the natural gas reforming process and both are used later on at the urea production process. Inthe natural gas reforming process, the natural gas reacts with water and air (mainly O2 and N2), to produceNH3 and CO2. As mentioned before, these two products are used as feedstock at the urea production plant,but in this chemical reaction a small NH3 surplus is produced. This NH3 surplus can be sold as a by-product, or can be combined with extra CO2 to produce more urea.Moreover, the extra CO2 mentioned before can be obtained from an external source, or by reforming anextra amount of natural gas. If the second option is chosen, the reforming of this extra amount of naturalgas will also require extra thermal energy and another ammonia surplus will be generated. So, instead ofreforming an extra amount of natural gas to use the ammonia surplus to produce urea, the objective of theproject activity is to use an external source of CO2 from another facility - located near Profértil- that wasemitted to the atmosphere prior to the implementation of this Project activity.

Emission reduction of the Project is based on the use of an external source of CO2 (CO2no-captive) in theyield boosting process that replaces natural CO2 reservoir CO2 (from natural gas); and on the minorproduction of thermal energy that would have been needed in absence of the project activity, in order toobtain the same amount of CO2no-captive (external sourced) through an additional natural gas reformingprocess.

The scenario existing prior to the implementation of the project activity is the Profértil SA conventionalammonia-urea production facility, without urea yield boosting.

The baseline scenario is the production of urea implementing conventional technology comprised by theproduction of NH3 and CO2 through natural gas reforming process. In this scenario, only gas natural isused as feedstock to obtained CO2 (from reforming process).

The estimate of annual average and total GHG emissions reduction for the crediting period of 10 yearsfixed choose in this Project activity, are 32 216 tCO2/y and 322 160 tCO2 respectively.

The project will contribute to an overall sustainable development avoiding the use of fossil fuels for ureaproduction from the ammonia surplus produced at the reforming process.The implementation of the activity is furthermore expected to have several other positive impacts thatsupport a sustainable development. These impacts are listed below here under three dimensions:

Sustainable Development Benefits of the ProjectThe proposed project activity is first of all in line with the policies and strategies promoted by theArgentina’s Government within the field of environment and energy efficiency and energy saving. Theproject is also expected to support the development in several other dimensions, which are furtherelaborated on in the following sections.

Environmental DimensionThe proposed project will result in a carbon dioxide emissions reduction due to the use of externalsourced CO2 that will avoid additional natural gas consumption in the reforming process, in which natural

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gas is used as a feedstock and as a thermal energy source. Therefore the implementation of the projectactivity will conserve non-renewable natural resources (natural gas), and will reduce the impact in airquality produced by the combustion of fossil fuels such as natural gas.

Socio Economic DimensionThe avoidance of additional natural gas consumption given by the implementation of the project activitywill contribute its scale to reduce natural gas eventual imports, facilitating foreign exchange savings forthe country and reduces the risks of fluctuating natural gas prices (energy security). The project will alsocontribute to reduce the growing natural gas demand, in a context of sustained declination of natural gasproduction at a national level.Based on the implementation of the project activity under CDM, and the consequent additional incomegenerated by selling the CER´s in the carbon market, Profértil S.A. will develop a fund orientated tocontribute to the sustainable development of the local community.

This CER´s fund will be coordinated with the actions implemented in our Corporate Social Responsibilitystrategy, based mainly in 5 lines of action: health, culture, sports, quality of life, health andcommunication with the community1.

A.2. Location of project activityA.2.1. Host Party(ies)>>Argentina

A.2.2. Region/State/Province etc.>>Buenos Aires Province

A.2.3. City/Town/Community etc.>> Ingeniero White City, Bahia Blanca Department

A.2.4. Physical/ Geographical location>> Profertil S.A. production facility is located at the area called “Cangrejales” in Ingeniero WhiteHarbour, 10 km. away from Bahia Blanca City. At the same time, as it is shown in the following maps,Bahia Blanca City is located approx. 650 km. to the south west of Buenos Aires City

1 Please, for more information about our CSR actions see our web http://www.profertil.com.ar/responsabilidad.htmlOur 2010 CSR Report is available at http://www.mgconsultora.com.ar/RSEProfertil/


Map 1 Geographical location

A.3. Technologies and/or measures

>>Overview

Urea accounts for almost 50 percombination of ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and temperature.CO2 is sourced from the process of reforming natural gas (or a similar feedstock) to produce ammonia. Inthis regard, urea production can predominantly be considered a ‘captive’ use of COand then used within the same industrial process

However, when natural gas is the feedstock for urea production, there is typically a small surplus ofammonia (approximately 5 to 10 per cent), which could be reacted with externally supplied (nonCO2 to produce additional urea.

The proposed CDM project activity involves the implementation of boosting yields of conventionalammonia-urea production in Profértil SA facility, using an external source of COsurplus ammonia produced as a result of the conventional natural gas refproduction plant.

Emission reduction of the Project is based on the use of an external source of COyield boosting process that replaces natural COof thermal energy that would have been needed in absence of the project activity, in order to obtain thesame amount of CO2no-captive (external sourced) through an additional natural gas reforming process.

Baseline scenario technology

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and/or measures

per cent of the world’s nitrogen fertiliser production. It is produced bycombination of ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and temperature.

is sourced from the process of reforming natural gas (or a similar feedstock) to produce ammonia. Inthis regard, urea production can predominantly be considered a ‘captive’ use of COand then used within the same industrial process).

However, when natural gas is the feedstock for urea production, there is typically a small surplus ofammonia (approximately 5 to 10 per cent), which could be reacted with externally supplied (non

to produce additional urea.

CDM project activity involves the implementation of boosting yields of conventionalurea production in Profértil SA facility, using an external source of CO

surplus ammonia produced as a result of the conventional natural gas reforming process in the ammonia

the Project is based on the use of an external source of COyield boosting process that replaces natural CO2 reservoir (from natural gas); and on the minor prodof thermal energy that would have been needed in absence of the project activity, in order to obtain the

(external sourced) through an additional natural gas reforming process.

technology

cent of the world’s nitrogen fertiliser production. It is produced bycombination of ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and temperature.

is sourced from the process of reforming natural gas (or a similar feedstock) to produce ammonia. Inthis regard, urea production can predominantly be considered a ‘captive’ use of CO2 (i.e. CO2 is produced

However, when natural gas is the feedstock for urea production, there is typically a small surplus ofammonia (approximately 5 to 10 per cent), which could be reacted with externally supplied (non-captive)

CDM project activity involves the implementation of boosting yields of conventionalurea production in Profértil SA facility, using an external source of CO2 to react with the

orming process in the ammonia

the Project is based on the use of an external source of CO2 (CO2no-captive) in theand on the minor production

of thermal energy that would have been needed in absence of the project activity, in order to obtain the(external sourced) through an additional natural gas reforming process.


The baseline scenario is the production of uproduction of NH3 and CO2 through natural gas reforming process.used as feedstock to obtained CO

The scenario existing prior to the implementation of the project activity is the Profértil SA conventionalammonia-urea production facility, without urea yield boosting.

Profértil SA is a fertilizer production facility which pconventional method which is the reforming of natural gas to produce NHcombined to produce Urea.The conventional method to produce urea is identified as baseline scenario for this Projectobtain the same quantity of CO

Urea production2

Urea is produced by combiningform ammonium carbamate, whichfollowing reaction:

2NH3 + CO

Diagram 1 Urea fertiliser production overview

Urea yield boostingThe project activity consists of implementing boosting yields of conventional fertilizer productionfacilities, so that an external source of COsurplus of NH3 produced in the natural gas reforming process.

Profértil SA is a conventional integrated ammoniaproduction facility, which is a natural gas fractionators.

2 United Nations Environment Programme 1996, Technical Report No. 26: The Fertilizer Industry’sManufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues, United Nations Environment Programme, Paris,France.

3 Global CCS Institute (March 2011) "Accelerating the uptake of CCS: Industrial use of captured carbon dioxide"

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seline scenario is the production of urea implementing conventional technology comprised by thethrough natural gas reforming process. In this scenario, only gas natural is

to obtained CO2 (from reforming process).

The scenario existing prior to the implementation of the project activity is the Profértil SA conventionalurea production facility, without urea yield boosting.

Profértil SA is a fertilizer production facility which produces solid granulated urea through theconventional method which is the reforming of natural gas to produce NH

The conventional method to produce urea is identified as baseline scenario for this Projectobtain the same quantity of CO2 that is captured from an external source to produce more urea.

Urea is produced by combining ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and high temperatureammonium carbamate, which is then dehydrated by heat to form urea and water, according to the

+ CO2 NH2COONH4 CO(NH2)

Urea fertiliser production overview3

consists of implementing boosting yields of conventional fertilizer productionfacilities, so that an external source of CO2 from an external source (Mega facility) reacts with the small

produced in the natural gas reforming process.

rtil SA is a conventional integrated ammonia-urea production facility which is located next to Megaproduction facility, which is a natural gas fractionators.

United Nations Environment Programme 1996, Technical Report No. 26: The Fertilizer Industry’sManufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues, United Nations Environment Programme, Paris,

Institute (March 2011) "Accelerating the uptake of CCS: Industrial use of captured carbon dioxide"

technology comprised by theIn this scenario, only gas natural is

The scenario existing prior to the implementation of the project activity is the Profértil SA conventional

roduces solid granulated urea through theconventional method which is the reforming of natural gas to produce NH3 and CO2 which are then

The conventional method to produce urea is identified as baseline scenario for this Project activity, tothat is captured from an external source to produce more urea.

at high pressure and high temperature tois then dehydrated by heat to form urea and water, according to the

) 2 + H2O

consists of implementing boosting yields of conventional fertilizer productionfrom an external source (Mega facility) reacts with the small

urea production facility which is located next to Mega

United Nations Environment Programme 1996, Technical Report No. 26: The Fertilizer Industry’sManufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues, United Nations Environment Programme, Paris,

Institute (March 2011) "Accelerating the uptake of CCS: Industrial use of captured carbon dioxide"

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Profértil SA carries out the natural gas reforming process to obtain CO2 (CO2 captive) and NH3 (ammonia)at the ammonia production plant, for the urea production. However, after the implementation of thisproject activity Profértil SA will capture from Mega production facility an external sourced CO2 (CO2no-

captive), that was emitted to the atmosphere prior to the implementation of the Project activity.

Mega is located at 500 meters of Profértil S.A. The CO2 is transported through pipeline of 800 meters anda diameter of 16”. There is not any additional energy required for CO2 transport from Mega to Profértil,because the CO2 is under pressure and is transported through the pipeline.

When natural gas is used as the feedstock for urea production, surplus ammonia is usually produced. Atypical surplus of ammonia may be 5 per cent to 10 per cent of total ammonia production.If additional CO2 can be obtained, this can be compressed and combined with the surplus ammonia toproduce additional urea.

In Profértil SA conventional ammonia-urea production facility, ammonia (NH3) and CO2 are produced asa result of the natural gas reforming process and both are used later on at the urea production process.

In the natural gas reforming process, the natural gas reacts with water and air (mainly O2 and N2), toproduce NH3 and CO2. As mentioned before, these two products are used as feedstock at the ureaproduction plant, but in this chemical reaction a small NH3 surplus is produced. This NH3 surplus can besold as a by-product, or can be combined with extra CO2 to produce more urea.

Moreover, the extra CO2 mentioned before can be obtained from an external source, or by reforming anextra amount of natural gas. If the second option is chosen, the reforming of this extra amount of naturalgas will also require extra thermal energy and another ammonia surplus will be generated. So, instead ofreforming an extra amount of natural gas to use the ammonia surplus to produce urea, the objective of theproject activity is to use an external source of CO2 from another facility - located near Profértil- that wasemitted to the atmosphere prior to the implementation of this Project activity.

The following diagrams show the baseline and project scenario:

Diagram 2 Profertil Facitility – Baseline situation

Profertil Facility – Baseline Situation

Natural Gas(feedstock)Reforming

Simplified Ammonia Production Process

CO2

NH3

Imput for Ureaproduction

Simplified Urea Production Process

CO2

NH3

Urea Reactor Urea

ExtraCO2

Additional NaturalGas (feedstock)

Reforming

NH3

MoreAmmonia

Surplus

NH3

Surplpus

Natural Gas for thermalenergy input


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Diagram 3 Profertil Facility – Project Situation

A.4. Parties and project participants

Party involved(host) indicates a host Party

Private and/or publicentity(ies) project participants

(as applicable)

Indicate if the Party involvedwishes to be considered as

project participant (Yes/No)

Argentina (host) Profértil SA No

A.5. Public funding of project activity>> There is no public funding from parties included in Annex I involved in this proposed project activity..

A.6. Debundling for project activity>> The Guidelines on assessment of de-bundling for SSC project activities specified at EB54 Annex13(Ver03.0)4 define debundling project activities as the fragmentation of a large project activity into smallerparts. According to the mentioned document, this project activity is not a debundled component, sincethere is no other CDM project activity:

- By the same project participants;- In the same project category and with the same technology,- Registered within the previous 2 years; and- Whose project boundary is within 1 km of the project boundary of the proposed small-scale

activity at the closest point

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Profertil Facility – Project Situation

Natural Gas(feedstock)Reforming

Simplified Ammonia Production Process

CO2

NH3

Imput for Ureaproduction

Simplified Urea Production Process

CO2

NH3

Urea Reactor Urea

Externalsourced CO2

MEGA Facility

NH3

Surplpus


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This is the first and single CDM project in the Profertil Plant. The proposed project activity is not adebundled component of a large scale project activity. Profertil is not planning to implement anotherproject activity in the same site of this project activity, with the same technology and with the sameproject category.

SECTION B. Application of selected approved baseline and monitoring methodologyB.1. Reference of methodology>>In the absence of an approved methodology, a new baseline methodology has been proposed; this PDD iscompleted in support of that new small-scale methodology.

Title: Urea yield boosting of conventional ammonia-urea production facilities

Project category: Type III – Others project activities

B.2. Project activity eligibility>> The project activity conforms to the proposed type III new small-scale methodology “Urea yieldboosting of conventional ammonia-urea production facilities” since:

1. The integrated ammonia-urea manufacturing plant is an existing complex with ahistorical operation of at least three years prior to the implementation of the projectactivity;

Profértil ammonia-urea manufacturing plant exists since 2001.

2. The source of thermal energy for processing the feedstock is the combustion of naturalgas in the steam reformer, both in the baseline scenario as well as in the project activity.

Profértil SA obtains the thermal energy needed in the reforming process from the combustion of naturalgas, both in the baseline as well as the project activity scenario.

3. Prior to the implementation of the project activity, no urea yield boosting has beenimplemented in the integrated ammonia-urea manufacturing plant

Profértil SA ammonia-urea integrated manufacturing plant prior to the implementation of the projectactivity uses conventional technology.

4. Capture and use of CO2no-captive from an external source does not involve any additionalincrease of energy consumption (electricity and/or thermal)

There isn´t any additional increase of energy consumption (electricity and/or thermal) compared tobaseline scenario due to the project activity. Emissions from fuel used in boilers and electricityrequirement for urea production through yield boosting are not included because are expected to be thesame or lower as compared to the project scenario.Mega is located at 500 meters of Profértil S.A. The CO2 is transported through pipeline of 800 meters anda diameter of 16”. There is not any additional energy required for CO2 transport from Mega to Profértil,because the CO2 is under pressure and is transported through the pipeline.

5. The contracts between the producer of the external source of CO2no-captive and theproducer of urea in the integrated ammonia-urea facility specifying that only the projectproponent can claim CERs.

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Profertil and Mega have signed a letter of agreement that stated that both companies will procure theCERs emission (and the CDM project cycle procedures) together. Then Mega S.A. authorized Profertil toproceed on behalf of both organizations to manage all the necessary documentation to get thecorresponding approvals and to register the proposed project as a CDM project activity.

6. The external CO2no-captive source was emitted to the atmosphere prior to theimplementation of the Project activity.

Before the implementation of the project activity Mega S.A. emits the CO2 that would be used by ProfértilSA after the implementation of the project activity to the atmosphere.

7. Measurement are limited to those that in emissions reductions of less than or equal to 60ktCO2 equivalent annually

Emission reductions that occur as a result of the implementation of the project activity are 32 629 tCO2/y,which is within the eligibility limit of maximum 60 ktCO2 /y for type III small scale project activity.

B.3. Project boundary>>

The spatial extent of the project boundary is the site of the project activity where urea yield boosting takesplace and the pipeline used to capture and transport the CO2no-captive from the external source.

This includes the facilities involved in Natural Gas Reforming process detailed in Figure 3.

Emissions from fuel used in boilers and electricity requirement for urea production are not includedbecause are expected to be the same or lower as compared to the project scenario.The project boundary does not include the facility where is generated the external source of CO2no-captive

that was emitted to the atmosphere prior to the implementation of the Project activity.

The GHG included in or excluded from project boundary are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 Summary of gases and sources included in the project boundary, andjustification/explanation where gases and sources are not included.

Source Gas Included Justification/Explanation

Ba

seli

ne

Sce

na

rio

Processingof feeedstock(natural gas)

CO2 Yes

Main emission source. CO2 is produced in the reformingof the natural gas and is partially recovered for use in theproduction of urea.

CH4 No

Negligible fugitive CH4 emission may occur during theprocessing of the feed. These emissions (if any) would beessentially the same as in project activity. Therefore theyare excluded for simplification.

N2O No Not Applicable

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Natural gasreforming(thermalenergy)

CO2 Yes

Main emission source (flue gas) due to the combustion ofnatural gas to provide thermal energy for feed treatment(natural gas reforming process).

CH4 NoExcluded for simplification, this is conservative

N2O NoExcluded for simplification, this is conservative

Pro

ject

Sce

na

rio

Processingof feeedstock(natural gas)

CO2 Yes

Main emission source. CO2 is produced in the reformingof the natural gas and is partially recovered for use in theproduction of urea.

CH4 No

Negligible fugitive CH4 emission may occur during theprocessing of the feed. The project activity will result inlower thermal energy required. These emissions (if any)would be essentially the same as in project activity.Therefore they are excluded for simplification.

N2O No Not Applicable

Natural gasreforming(thermalenergy)

CO2 Yes

Main emission source (flue gas) due to the combustion ofnatural gas to provide thermal energy for feed treatment(natural gas reforming process). The project activity willresult in lower thermal energy required.

CH4 No

These emissions are expected to be the same or lower ascompared to the project scenario. Excluded forsimplification and because this is conservative

N2O No

These emissions are expected to be the same or lower ascompared to the project scenario. Excluded forsimplification and because this is conservative


Diagram 4 Project Boundary

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Diagram 5 Natural gas reforming

B.4. Establishment and description of

>>The Baseline scenario is the productionproduction of NH3 and CO2 through natural gas reforming process.In this scenario, the feedstock (natural gas) is reformed and combin(obtained by the combustion of natural gas), resulting in COproduction process.

However, urea production plants using natural gas as a feedstock tend to produce a small sammonia, so in order to generate some extra COconsequent thermal energy consumption increase.

This means that, in the absence of the current CDM project activity, the installaurea would use the baseline conventionalenergy consumption associated to such technology (SECincrease in CO2 emissions, compared with Project activity scenario.

Profértil SA produces solid granulated urea through a conventional integrated ammoniafacility where a yield boosting of conventional urea production will be implemented. As a result andaccording to the new methodology proposed, the emissions reduction occurs due to:

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Natural gas reforming

Establishment and description of baseline scenario

The Baseline scenario is the production of urea implementing traditional technology comprised by thethrough natural gas reforming process.

In this scenario, the feedstock (natural gas) is reformed and combined with air, steam and thermal energy(obtained by the combustion of natural gas), resulting in CO2 and NH3 that are used as inputs for the urea

urea production plants using natural gas as a feedstock tend to produce a small s, so in order to generate some extra CO2, more natural gas would need to be reformed, with the

consequent thermal energy consumption increase.

This means that, in the absence of the current CDM project activity, the installaurea would use the baseline conventional technology for the production of extra COenergy consumption associated to such technology (SECreforming, in GJ/t CO2captive

, compared with Project activity scenario.

Profértil SA produces solid granulated urea through a conventional integrated ammoniafacility where a yield boosting of conventional urea production will be implemented. As a result and

ing to the new methodology proposed, the emissions reduction occurs due to:

of urea implementing traditional technology comprised by the

ed with air, steam and thermal energythat are used as inputs for the urea

urea production plants using natural gas as a feedstock tend to produce a small surplus ofmore natural gas would need to be reformed, with the

This means that, in the absence of the current CDM project activity, the installations for the production offor the production of extra CO2 with the specific

captive) which would mean an

Profértil SA produces solid granulated urea through a conventional integrated ammonia-urea productionfacility where a yield boosting of conventional urea production will be implemented. As a result and

ing to the new methodology proposed, the emissions reduction occurs due to:

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a. The use of an external source of CO2 (CO2no-captive) in the yield boosting process thatreplaces natural CO2 reservoir CO2 (from natural gas);

Profértil SA before the implementation of the project activity uses natural gas as a source of CO2 captive

and after the implementation of the project activity Mega S.A. will be the external source of CO2 (CO2no-

captive) for Profértil SA.

b. The minor production of thermal energy that would have been needed in absence of theproject activity, in order to obtain the same amount of CO2no-captive (external sourced)through an additional natural gas reforming process.

In absence of the project activity, the same quantity of CO2 that is captured from an external source wouldbe produced thought the natural gas reforming. This scenario would need to consume more thermalenergy to reform more natural gas in order to obtain more CO2.In Project scenario this thermal energy would not need to be produced; therefore CO2 emissions will bereduced

B.5. Demonstration of additionality>> Paragraph 43 of Decision 17/C.P.7 indicates that “A CDM project activity is additional ifanthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases by sources are reduced below those that would haveoccurred in the absence of the registered CDM project activity”.In accordance with this paragraph, this CDM project activity reduces anthropogenic emissions ofgreenhouse gases that would not have occurred if it had not been implemented.

The instructions provided in Attachment A to Appendix B of the simplified modalities and procedures forsmall-scale CDM project activities have been followed in this section. The barriers faced by the proposedactivity and how they otherwise would have obstructed the implementation of the activity are identifiedand elaborated in the following parographs:

Barrier due to prevailing practice: prevailing practice or existing regulatory or policyrequirements would have led to implementation of a technology with higher emissions.The guidelines stated in the “Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality” and in“Guidelines on Additionality of first-of-its-Kind Project Activities”5 were followed todemonstrated existence of Barriers arising from prevailing practices.On the following pages there is an explanation detailed that shows that this project activity wouldnot have been implemented, unless CDM is applied.

Other barriers: The others barriers associated with the deployment of urea yield boostingtechnology include:

• Volatility in the relative price and demand for urea and ammonia making longterm appraisal difficult.• The high capital costs of CO2 capture infrastructure.

Barrier due to the prevailing practices

Traditional technology is the prevailing practice in the production of urea in the Argentine Republic. Asexplained in the preceding sections, if the surplus NH3 is exploited to produce urea without applying the

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yield boosting process it would have caused a higher level of emissions of GHG in comparison to thebaseline scenario.

Analysis of the common practice in the production Urea in Argentina

The proposed project activity is not a common practice in Argentina, because this a novelty processdeveloped by Profertil in this CDM project.

Profértil SA is the main Urea producer in Argentina. According to the National Institution of Statisticsand Census (INDEC– due to its initials in Spanish) the national production of urea during 2010 was 941549 t 6. Profertil contributes to the national urea production with 3 250 t of granulated urea per day in itsBahia Blanca production facility, while its nearest competitor Bunge Argentina produces 580 t 7of prilledurea per day in its fertilizers production facility in Campana.These two manufacturers use conventional technology in their integrated ammonia-urea productionprocess. However, the project activity consists of applying yield boosting of conventional urea productionfacilities.

Moreover, according to paragraph 47, for measures that are listed in paragraph 6 of “Tool for thedemonstration and assessment of additionality” there are 4 steps that need to be followed in order tocalculate F, Nall and Ndiff.

Measure of this project activity “Urea yield boosting” is cover under paragraph 6, as “Fuel and feedstockswitch”

Step 1: Calculate applicable output range as +/-50% of the design output or capacity of the proposedproject activity.

The output capacity of the proposed project activity is 3.250 t Urea/day, so the applicable output rangewould be between 1 625 and 4.875 tUrea/y.

Install Capacity Output range (+/-50%)3 250 t Urea/day 1 625 – 4 875 t Urea/day

Step 2: In the applicable geographical area, identify all plants that deliver the same output or capacity,within the applicable output range calculated in Step 1, as the proposed project activity and have startedcommercial operation before the start date of the project. Note their number Nall. Registered CDMproject activities and projects activities undergoing validation shall not be included in this step;

The applicable geographical area for the assessment corresponds to the host country, Argentina.As it was previously stated, there is no urea production facilities who deliver the same output or capacitywith the applicable output range calculated in Step 1. This means that Nall is 0

Nall = 0

Step 3: Within plants identified in Step 2, identify those that apply technologies different that thetechnology applied in the proposed project activity. Note their number Ndiff.

6 http://www.indec.gov.ar/7 “Profiles of Companies in the Petrochemical Sector ”. Argentine Petrochemical Institution, October 2011.

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As it was previously detailed, there are no urea producers whose output or capacity equals the applicableoutput range calculated in step 1, consequently there are no urea manufacturers who apply technologiesdifferent from the proposed project activity. This means that Ndiff is 0

Ndiff = 0

Step 4: Calculate factor F=1-Ndiff/Nall representing the share of plants using technology similar to thetechnology used in the proposed project activity in all plants that deliver the same output or capacity asthe proposed project activity.

According to the guideline, the proposed project activity is a common practice within a sector in theapplicable geographical area if the factor F is greater than 0.2 and Nall-Ndiff is greater than 3.

F= 1-Ndiff/Nall = 1-0/0 = 0 Nall-Ndiff=0 - 0=0

According to the analysis developed for this project activity neither of these conditions is fulfilled. Forthis project activity both parameters F and Nall-Ndiff are zero and therefore the project activity is not acommon practice.

Moreover, to demonstrate that this project activity is the First of its Kind in Argentina the “Guidelines onAdditionality of first-of-its-Kind Project Activities”8 were applied.

I. Definitions

1. Applicable geographical area: covers the entire host country as a default; if the technologyapplied in the project is not country specific, then the applicable geographical area should beextended to other countries. Project participants may provide justification that the applicablegeographical area is smaller than the host country for technologies that vary considerably fromlocation to location depending on local conditions.

The geographical region applied to the Project activity is Argentina Republic due to the fact that inArgentina there are 2 urea production facilities, both located at Buenos Aires province. One of them isBunge Argentina in Campana, and the other one is Profértil SA in Bahia Blanca.

2. Measure (for emission reduction activities) is a broad class of greenhouse gas emissionreduction activities possessing common features. Four types of measures are currently coveredin the framework:

o Fuel and feedstock switch;o Switch of technology with or without change of energy source (including energy

efficiency improvement);o Methane destruction;o Methane formation avoidance.

The proposed Project activity falls into measure “Fuel and feedstock switch”, since the project activityconsist of changing the source of the CO2 input, which prior to the implementation of the project activitywas generated as a result of the natural gas reforming process, and the NH3 surplus was unexploited; andthrough the implementation of the project activity this NH3 surplus is combined with an external sourced

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CO2 from Mega production facility to produce urea.

3. Output: is goods or services with comparable quality, properties, and application areas (e.g.clinker, lighting, residential cooking)

The project urea has a comparable quality, properties and application equal to the baseline urea.

4. Different technologies: are technologies that deliver the same output and differ by at least one ofthe following (as appropriate in the context of the measure applied in the proposed CDM projectand applicable geographical area):

o Energy source/fuelo Feed stocko Size of installation (power capacity):

Micro (as defined in paragraph 24 of Decision 2/CMP.5 and paragraph 39 ofDecision 3/CMP.6);

Small (as defined in paragraph 28 of Decision 1/CMP.2); Large.

As mentioned before the output delivered by the Project activity is the same as the output delivered by thebaseline scenario. But in the context of the mentioned measure the difference lies in the feedstock used inboth scenarios, since in the Project activity scenario the CO2 comes from an external source (Megaproduction facility) and in the baseline scenario the CO2 is produced by an extra natural gas reformingprocess.

II. Identification of first of it kind project activities

5. A proposed project activity is the First-of-its-kind in the applicable geographical area if :

(a) The project is the first in the applicable geographical area that applies a technology that isdifferent from any other technologies able to deliver the same output and that have startedcommercial operation in the applicable geographical area before the start date of theproject; and

As previously stated Profértil SA is the main urea producer in Argentina. According to the NationalInstitution of Statistics and Census (INDEC– due to its initials in Spanish) the national production of ureaduring 2010 was 941 549 t 9 . Profertil contributes to the national urea production with 3 250 t ofgranulated urea per day in its Bahia Blanca production facility, while its nearest competitor BungeArgentina produces 580 t 10of prilled urea per day in its fertilizers production facility in Campana.These two manufacturers use conventional technology in their integrated ammonia-urea productionprocess. However, the project activity is the first that applies yield boosting of conventional ureaproduction facilities.

(b) Project participants selected a crediting period for the project activity that is “a maximum of10 years with no option of renewal;

The selected crediting period for the Project activity is 10 years.

III. Additionality of the First-of-its-kind project activity

9 http://www.indec.gov.ar/10 “Profiles of Companies in the Petrochemical Sector”. Argentine Petrochemical Institution, October 2011.

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6. A proposed project activity that was identified as the First-of-its-kind project activity is additional.

As mentioned in the preceding section there is no other Urea producers who use the yield boostingmeasure at a local or national level, so it can be called “the first of its kind”.

As it has been shown, the project activity is additional.

Prior consideration

According to the paragraph 6 of point III, of the “Guidelines on the demonstration and assessment ofprior consideration of the CDM”, Profértil S.A. can demonstrate that it was completely aware of the CDMprior the project activity start date (01/12/2010). This is evidenced in paragraph 9 of the contract signedbetween Profértil SA and Mega where it is shown that CDM was seriously considered at the moment ofthe decision making to implement the project activity. The mentioned contract was signed on 01/12/2009.After that, Profértil SA took actions to secure CDM status in parallel with its implementation. This isevidenced by the fact that Prior Consideration Forms were sent on 5/05/2011 to the DNA and to theUNFCCC. Moreover, taking into account that at the moment there was no approved baseline andmonitoring methodologies applicable to the proposed project activity, Profértil SA proceeded to hireconsultants for CDM/PDD/Methodology services.

B.6. Emission reductions

B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices

Baseline Emissions

The baseline scenario is the production of the same amount of project urea produced by the projectactivity, using the conventional process (natural gas reforming).The baseline emissions are calculated based on the specific thermal energy consumption at the natural gasreforming process (SECreforming)

11 and the CO2 captive content present in the baseline urea (CONTBS,Urea)according to the following equation:

yUreaPJUreaBSfuelgreforUreaBSy PCONTFESECCONTBE ,,,min, (1)

Parameter Description UnitBEy Baseline emissions tCO2/yCONTBS,Urea CO2captive content in baseline urea tCO2captive/tUreaSECreforming Specific thermal energy consumption in the

natural gas reforming process.GJ/tCO2captive

FEfuel Emission factor of the natural gas used at thenatural gas reforming process.

tCO2/GJ

PPJ,Urea,y Production of urea in year y tUrea/y

Project emissions

11 Please, see diagram “Natural Gas Reforming”

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Project emissions are calculated based on the specific energy consumption for the reforming process andthe amount of CO2 captive contained in project urea (CONTPJ,Urea), as detailed at the following equation:

yUreaPJUreaPJfuelgreforUreaPJy PCONTFESECCONTPE ,,,min, (2)

Where:

Parameter Description UnitPEy Project emissions tCO2/yCONTPJ,Urea CO2captive content in project urea tCO2captive/tUreaSECreforming Specific thermal energy consumption in the

natural gas reforming processGJ/tCO2captive

FEfuel Emission factor of the natural gas used at thenatural gas reforming process

tCO2/GJ

PPJ,Urea,y Production of urea in year y tUrea/y

CONTPJ Urea

The amount of CO2captivepresent at the project urea (CONTPJ,Urea), is the specific CO2captive content per tonof project urea. This factor is smaller in the project urea than in the baseline urea, because the project ureaalso contains some CO2 no-captive from an external source.CONTPJ,Urea is calculated based on the CO2no-captive captured from the external gas stream as a ratio ofCO2non captive and CO2captive. This estimation is detailed at the following equation:

Where:

Leakage

If the project technology is the equipment transferred from another activity or if the existing equipmetransferred to another activity, leakage effects are to be considered (LEy)

LEy = 0

Emission Reduction

The Project emission reductions are calculated as the difference between the baseline emissions, andproject emissions and leakage.

Parameter Description Unit

InputCO2non-captive CO2 stream from an external source tCO2/y

InputCO2captive CO2 stream from the reforming process tCO2/y

CONTPJ,UreaCO2captive contained in the project urea. tCO2captive/tUrea

UreaBS

captiveCO

captivenonCO

UreaBSUreaPJ CONTInput

InputCONTCONT ,

2

2

,,

nt is

the

(3)

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yyyy LEPEBEER (4)

Where:

B.6.2. Data and parameters fixed ex ante

Data / Parameter SECreforming

Unit GJ/tCO2

Description Default value for the specific consumption of thermal energy used at thenatural gas reforming process to obtain one CO2 tone.

Source of data The emission factor was calculated based on the default values included inthe United Nations Environment Programme 1996, Technical Report No.26 Part 1, pages 12 and 17: The Fertilizer Industry’s ManufacturingProcesses and Environmental Issues, United Nations EnvironmentProgramme, Paris, France12. To calculate SECreforming, the lowest valueswere used, applying conservative criteria (8 GJ/tNH3 divided per 1.3 tCO2/tNH3 = 6.15 GJ/tCO2

Value(s) applied 6.15

Choice of dataorMeasurement methodsand procedures

Default value

Purpose of data Calculation of baseline and project emissions

Additional comment -

12 This report mentions that during the natural gas reforming process, the resulting pure CO2 (1.3-1.4 t pert of NH3) is used for the manufacture of urea, dry ice, or in other applications; and later on includes atable with the typical inputs, outputs and atmospheric emission levels in modern ammonia plants wherethe total energy used at the furnaces per ton of NH3 is between 8 and 10 GJ/tNH3.

Parameter Description Unit

ERy Emission eeductions tCO2/y

BEy Baseline emission tCO2/y

PEyProject emission tCO2/y

LEyLeakage emissions tCO2/y

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Data / Parameter CONTBS,Urea

Unit tCO2captive/tUrea

Description Default value for the specific CO2 content per ton of urea

Source of data Global CCS Institute (March 2011) "Accelerating the uptake of CCS:Industrial use of captured”. Page 20.

Value(s) applied 0.735


Default value.CO2 utilization per tonne of product output: For every tonne of ureaproduced, 0.735–0.75 tonnes of CO2 will typically be consumed. Thelowest value was used, applying conservative criteria.

Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions


Data / Parameter FEfuel

Unit kgCO2/TJ

Description Natural gas emission factor used as energy source at the natural gasreforming process

Source of data IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

Value(s) applied 56 100


Default value.



B.6.3. Ex-ante calculation of emission reductions>>

Baseline Emissions

The baseline scenario is the production of the same amount of project urea produced by the projectactivity, using the conventional process (natural gas reforming).The baseline emissions are calculated based on the specific thermal energy consumption at the natural gasreforming process (SECreforming)

13 and the CO2 captive content present in the baseline urea (CONTBS,Urea)according to the following equation:

yUreaPJUreaBSfuelgreforUreaBSy PCONTFESECCONTBE ,,,min, (5)

Parameter Description Value UnitBEy Baseline emissions 980.699 tCO2/yCONTBS,Urea CO2captive content in baseline urea 0.735 tCO2captive/tUreaSECreforming Specific thermal energy consumption in the

natural gas reforming process. 6.15GJ/tCO2captive

FEfuel Emission factor of the natural gas used at the 0.0561 tCO2/GJ

13 Please, see diagram “Natural Gas Reforming”

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natural gas reforming process.PPJ,Urea,y Production of urea in year y 991.863 tUrea/y

For ex ante emissions reduction calculation PPJ,Urea,y was used an average of the last 7 yearsurea production.

Project emissions

Project emissions are calculated based on the specific energy consumption for the reforming process andthe amount of CO2 captive contained in project urea (CONTPJ,Urea), as detailed at the following equation:

yUreaPJUreaPJfuelgreforUreaPJy PCONTFESECCONTPE ,,,min, (6)

Where:

Parameter Description Value UnitPEy Project emissions 948.483 tCO2/y

CONTPJ,Urea CO2captive content in project urea 0.71295 tCO2captive/tUreaSECreforming Specific thermal energy consumption in the

natural gas reforming process 6.15GJ/tCO2captive

FEfuel Emission factor of the natural gas used at thenatural gas reforming process 0.0561

tCO2/GJ

PPJ,Urea,y Production of urea in year y 991.863 tUrea/y

For ex ante emissions reduction calculation PPJ,Urea,y was used an average of the last 7 yearsurea production.

CONTPJ Urea

The amount of CO2captivepresent at the project urea (CONTPJ,Urea), is the specific CO2captive content per tonof project urea. This factor is smaller in the project urea than in the baseline urea, because the project ureaalso contains some CO2 no-captive from an external source.CONTPJ,Urea is calculated based on the CO2no-captive captured from the external gas stream as a ratio ofCO2non captive and CO2captive. This estimation is detailed at the following equation:

Where:

Parameter Description Value Unit

InputCO2non-captive CO2 stream from an external source 26 280 tCO2/y

InputCO2captive CO2 stream from the reforming process 800 000 tCO2/y

CONTPJ,UreaCO2captive contained in the project urea. 0.71295 tCO2captive/tUrea

UreaBS

captiveCO

captivenonCO

UreaBSUreaPJ CONTInput

InputCONTCONT ,

2

2

,,
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Leakage

If the project technology is the equipment transferred from another activity or if the existing equipment istransferred to another activity, leakage effects are to be considered (LEy)

LEy = 0

Emission Reduction

The Project emission reductions are calculated as the difference between the baseline emissions, and theproject emissions and leakage.

yyyy LEPEBEER (8)

Where:

B.6.4. Summary of ex-ante estimates of emission reductions

Year

Baseline emissionsProject

emissions LeakageEmission

reductions

(tCO2 e) (tCO2 e)(tCO2

e) (tCO2 e)

2013 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2014 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2015 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2016 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2017 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2018 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2019 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2020 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2021 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

2022 980 699 948 483 0 32 216

Total 9 806 990 9 484 830 0 322 160

Total number of crediting years 10 years

Annual 980 699 9 484 830 0 322 160

Parameter Description Value Unit

ERy Emission reductions 32 216 tCO2/y

BEy Baseline emission 980 699 tCO2/y

PEyProject emission 948 483 tCO2/y

LEyLeakage emissions 0 tCO2/y

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average over the crediting period

B.7. Monitoring planB.7.1. Data and parameters to be monitored

Data / Parameter PPJ,Urea,y

Unit tUrea/y

Description Production of urea in year y

Source of data Urea stock verification records


Measurement methodsand procedures

The urea production is calculated through the cross checking betweentheoretical and real urea production, through the periodic urea stockverification records.

The real urea production is measured in the following equipment accordingto the mean of transport used to dispatch the urea:

Dock scale:Hopper scale, class III, electronic (Hopper scale HERWEG model 28-l-80series number TO 124, weight t indicator HERWEG model AN 3060series number A 093801 approval code of hopper and indicator BF 50-1901), maximum capacity 5000 Kg. minimum capacity 250 Kg. per hopper(4 hoppers) , sequential operation.

The data recording is performed manually in SAP system.

The verification of calibration is annual (performed by Instituto Nacionalde Tecnología Industrial)

Truck and train scale:

Platform scale, Max 60000 kg. min. 500 kg. ,class III , electronic, platformsupplier SCHENCK, model 28-l-24/26 series number CO 111, brandindicator SCHENCK model DISOMAT series number 002ETJ approvalcode of platform model and indicator, respectively BF 80-1902.

The data recording in SAP system is automatic

The verification of calibration is annual (performed by Instituto Nacionalde Tecnología Industrial)

Monitoring frequency The theoretical urea production is calculated daily.The real urea production is monitored every time urea is dispatched.Periodic urea stock verification records are performed twice a year (crosschecking)

QA/QC procedures The expanded uncertainty of measurement associated with the loop through01-FI-006 is 0.75%.



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Data / Parameter InputCO2non-captive

Unit tCO2/y

Description CO2 stream from an external source

Source of data On site measurements



The InputCO2non-captive is measured by an ultrasonic meter set as “custodytransfer”. The data is sent to a flowmeter where it is automatically recorded.

The measurement includes a chromatography analysis of the stream (ABBchromatograph on line).

Monitoring frequency Continuously

QA/QC procedures The frequency of calibration is twice a year.According to the suppliers specifications.

Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions


Data / Parameter InputCO2captive

Unit tCO2/y

Description CO2 stream from the reforming process

Source of data On site measurements



The InputCO2captive generated in the ammonia plant, is measured with theinstrument FI-3011.

Monitoring frequency Continuously

QA/QC procedures The expanded uncertainty of measurement associated with the loop through02-FI-3011 is 0.6%.

Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions


B.7.2. Sampling plan>> The parameter monitored in section B.7.1 is not determinate by a sampling approach, because thisparameter will be continuously measured by the electricity meter.

B.7.3. Other elements of monitoring plan>> Monitoring procedures

Monitoring involves an annual assessment of the produced urea (PPJ,Urea,y) and the input of CO2non-captive forthe external source and CO2captive for natural gas reforming (InputCO2non-captive and InputCO2captive

respectively).

The following diagram shows the monitoring point for the parameters detailed above:


Diagram 6 Monitoring Point

1. Urea production (Purea,y

The urea production is calculated through the cross checking between tproduction, through the periodic urea stock verification records.

Theoretical urea productionThe urea production is calculated based on the specific CO(both InputCO2captive and InputCO2non

Then, this figure is multiplied by the stoichiometric relation ammonia/urea (0.567) to calculate thetheoretical ammonia consumption.After that, the losses occurred in the process are added. Finally, the obtained fispecific consumption of ammonia per

Real urea production:The urea is dispatched by ship, train and truck.Every time the urea is dispatched, it is weighted in diffused.

The obtained mass values are recorded in the SAP system.

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urea,y)

calculated through the cross checking between theoretical and real urea, through the periodic urea stock verification records.

Theoretical urea productionThe urea production is calculated based on the specific CO2 content in urea and the CO

CO2non-captive). This CO2 is measured with the flowmeter FIThen, this figure is multiplied by the stoichiometric relation ammonia/urea (0.567) to calculate thetheoretical ammonia consumption.After that, the losses occurred in the process are added. Finally, the obtained fispecific consumption of ammonia per tone of urea (0.575 NH3/Urea), to obtain the urea production.

Real urea production:The urea is dispatched by ship, train and truck.Every time the urea is dispatched, it is weighted in different scales according to the mean of transport

The obtained mass values are recorded in the SAP system.

heoretical and real urea

content in urea and the CO2 consumptionis measured with the flowmeter FI-006.

Then, this figure is multiplied by the stoichiometric relation ammonia/urea (0.567) to calculate the

After that, the losses occurred in the process are added. Finally, the obtained figure is divided by the real/Urea), to obtain the urea production.

erent scales according to the mean of transport

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Monitoring teamPlant Manager

The real urea production is measured in the following equipment according to the mean of transport usedto dispatch the urea:

o Dock scale:Hopper scale, class III, electronic (Hopper scale HERWEG model 28-l-80 series number TO 124,weight t indicator HERWEG model AN 3060 series number A 093801 approval code of hopper andindicator BF 50-1901), maximum capacity 5000 Kg. minimum capacity 250 Kg. per holpper (4 hoppers), secuencial operation.

The data recording is performed manually in SAP system.

The verification of calibration is annual (performed by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial)

o Truck and train scale:Platform scale, Max 60000 kg. min. 500 kg. ,class III , electronic, platform supplier SCHENCK, model28-l-24/26 series number CO 111, brand indicator SCHENCK model DISOMAT series number 002ETJapproval code of platform model and indicator, respectively BF 80-1902.

The data recording in SAP system is automatic

The verification of calibration is annual (performed by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial)

2. InputCO2captiveThe InputCO2captive generated in the ammonia plant, is measured with the instrument FI-3011.

3. InputCO2non-captive

The InputCO2non-captive is measured by an ultrasonic meter set as “custody transfer”. The data is sent to aflowmeter where it is automatically recorded.

The measurement includes a chromatography of the flow (ABB chromatographer on line).

Personnel training

Plant personnel are in charge of registered the parameters to be monitored, who in turn send data to thePlant Manager, who then delivers the data to the E&HS Manager, responsible for the CDM preparationand the calculation of emissions reductions.

SECTION C. Duration and crediting periodC.1. Duration of project activityC.1.1. Start date of project activity>> 01/12/2010

E&HS Manager
Operation and ( CDM Manager)

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C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of project activity>>16y-0m

C.2. Crediting period of project activityC.2.1. Type of crediting period>>Fixed

C.2.2. Start date of crediting period>>01/01/2013 or the date of registration, whichever is later.

C.2.3. Length of crediting period>>10y-0m

SECTION D. Environmental impactsD.1. Analysis of environmental impacts>>Not applicable because this F-CDM-PDD was completed in support of a new methodology.

SECTION E. Local stakeholder consultationE.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders>> Not applicable because this F-CDM-PDD was completed in support of a new methodology.

E.2. Summary of comments received>> Not applicable because this F-CDM-PDD was completed in support of a new methodology.

E.3. Report on consideration of comments received>> Not applicable because this F-CDM-PDD was completed in support of a new methodology.

SECTION F. Approval and authorization>> Not applicable because this F-CDM-PDD was completed in support of a new methodology.

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Appendix 1: Contact information of project participants

Organization Profertil S.A.

Street/P.O. Box Avenida de las Colectividades Extranjeras y Ernesto Pilling

Building Planta Cangrejales

City Ingeniero White

State/Region Buenos Aires Province

Postcode 8103

Country Argentina

Telephone +54 291 459 8000

Fax +54 291 259 8036

E-mail [email protected]

Website www.profertil.com.ar

Contact person Claudio Pajean

Title E&HS Manager

Salutation Sr.

Last name Pajean

Middle name José

First name Claudio

Department Environment Health and Security

Mobile +54 291 156493915

Direct fax +54 291 4598066

Direct tel. +54 291 459 8000 ext: 8127

Personal e-mail [email protected]

Appendix 2: Affirmation regarding public funding

Appendix 3: Applicability of selected methodology

Appendix 4: Further background information on ex ante calculation of emission reductions

Appendix 5: Further background information on monitoring plan

Appendix 6: Summary of post registration changes

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http://www.profertil.com.ar/

mailto:[email protected]

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History of the document

Version Date Nature of revision

04.0 EB 6613 March 2012

Revision required to ensure consistency with the “Guidelines for completingthe project design document form for small-scale CDM project activities”(EB 66, Annex 9).

03 22 December 2006 The Board agreed to revise the CDM project design document forsmall-scale activities (CDM-SSC-PDD), taking into account CDM-PDDand CDM-NM.

02 8 July 2005 The Board agreed to revise the CDM SSC PDD to reflect guidance andclarifications provided by the Board since version 01 of this document.

As a consequence, the guidelines for completing CDM SSC PDD havebeen revised accordingly to version 2. The latest version can be foundat <http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Documents>.

01 21 January 2003 Initial adoption.Decision Class: RegulatoryDocument Type: FormBusiness Function: Registration

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