Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) said on Thursday that its first ever shipment of low-carbon ammonia has left the UAE bound for Hamburg, Germany.
The demonstration cargo will be delivered to Aurubis, a global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide, that has its headquarters in Hamburg, the company said in a statement.
On arrival in Germany, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), one of Europe’s leading logistics companies will handle the cargo.
Produced by Fertiglobe, a partnership between Adnoc and OCI, at its Fertil plant in Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais industrial complex, the demonstration cargo is the first of several test cargoes sold to customers in Germany as Adnoc expands its strategic energy partnership across the hydrogen value chain.
“This demonstration cargo of low-carbon ammonia builds upon the long-standing bilateral relationship between the UAE and Germany and our growing partnership in clean energy," Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Adnoc managing director and group chief executive said.
"It highlights Adnoc’s expanding role as a trusted exporter of low-carbon fuels, as the UAE focuses on the industrial growth opportunities within the energy transition."
The cargo follows a number of similar low-carbon ammonia sales that have been made to customers in Asia. Adnoc sold its first shipment of blue ammonia to Japanese trading house Itochu in August last year followed by similar deals with Japan's Idemitsu and Inpex.
Aurubis plans to utilise the low-carbon ammonia as a feedstock in its wire rod plant, testing its application as an additional, lower-carbon energy source for industrial utilisation. The hydrogen it contains has the potential to be a low-carbon energy alternative for the energy-intensive processes in multi-metal production, Adnoc said.
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