Orica has had its proposal to increase ammonia production at its Kooragang Island facility approved by the Department of Planning.
Under the application, Orica will increase its production from 350 000 to 385 000 tonnes per annum.
It into public exhibition in June of 2015, with returns coming from Newcastle Council, Fair Work NSW and the Environment Protection Authoirty.
No community submissions were lodged.
While ammonium production will increase, the application did not included the production of nitric acid and ammonium nitrate.
