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HYDROGEN ECONOMY
Yara opens new ammonia import terminal in Germany

Norwegian fertiliser major, Yara
International, has announced the official
opening of its new ammonia import
terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany.

“As the world’s largest shipper and
distributer of ammonia, Yara Clean
Ammonia is in a pole position to
secure low-emission ammonia supply to
Germany, at competitive prices. With
its leading global ammonia position,
Yara can help kick-start the German
hydrogen economy, laying the ground
for a net zero future,” said Mr. Hans Olav
Raen, CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia.
directly from the terminal to the point tional ammonia use such as fertilisers
Up to 3-mtpa of low-CO ammo- of use, where it could be cracked to but also new applications such as a
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nia can be imported via the terminal in low-emission hydrogen. low-emission shipping fuel, emission
Brunsbüttel. This would correspond to cuts for refineries, power generation,
530,000 tonnes of hydrogen or around “The competitiveness of German and as a hydrogen carrier.
5% of the total European hydrogen industry, not least steel and chemi-
target for 2030. cals, can only be maintained through Demand for low-emission ammo-
decarbonisation. This can be achieved nia in Germany is expected to increase
With its significant import capacity, through cracking low-emission ammo- significantly in coming years. The
Yara’s new terminal in Brunsbüttel will nia to hydrogen, for which significant Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
play an important role in enabling the quantities of ammonia will be needed,” and Climate Protection estimates that
German hydrogen strategy and contri- Yara said. up to 70% of future national ammonia
bute to the country’s energy transition. requirements will have to be imported
Uniquely located on the North Sea and Low-emission ammonia is pro- by 2030. After this, the volumes will be
the Kiel Canal, Brunsbüttel is ideally duced by electrolysis using renew- even higher.
placed to become a central hub, not able electricity or using carbon cap-
only for Germany, but also for Europe’s ture and storage (CCS). It has key In June, Yara officially opened
hydrogen economy. advantages that makes it attractive as its renewable hydrogen pilot plant
a decarbonisation product in hard-to- in Norway – the largest of its kind in
The ammonia can be delivered abate sectors. This includes the tradi- Europe.
CHEMICAL RECYCLING LOGISTICS
Neste partners with Tepsa to expand storage capacity

for liquefied waste plastic

Finland’s renewable fuels and the Netherlands. Tepsa is a France- gation tanks, will expand its liquefied
chemicals supplier, has enhanced based provider of sustainable storage waste plastic processing capabilities.
its chemical recycling capabilities solutions. Following successful industrial-scale
by collaborating with Tepsa Nether- processing runs, Neste is moving
lands on the storage and handling of The partnership, focused on the towards using larger quantities of
liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, implementation of advanced aggre- liquefied waste plastic as a raw mate-

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