Pembina plans new ammonia plant

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PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP. $41 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 550.4 million; Market cap: $22.6 billion; Dividend yield: 6.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s oil. The company increased the quarterly dividend by 2.3% with the June 2023 payment, to $0.6675 a share from $0.6525. The new annual rate of $2.67 yields a high 6.5%. Pembina is now teaming up with Japan’s Marubeni Corporation to develop a low-carbon ammonia project in Western Canada to supply Japan and other Asian markets. The project will be next to Pembina’s Redwater facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The partners have not yet said how much this project would cost. However, they expect to make a final decision in 2025. If they decide to proceed, the facility could begin operating in 2028. Pembina will probably earn $2.80 a share in 2023, and the stock trades at an attractive 14.6…