ADNOC Sells First Blue Ammonia Shipment to Japan’s Itochu

ADNOC Sells First Blue Ammonia Shipment to Japan’s Itochu

Shipments of blue ammonia produced by Fertiglobe at al-Ruwais Complex in Abu Dhabi are the first to be sold from the UAE to Japan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that, in partnership with Fertiglobe, it had sold its first cargo of blue ammonia to Itochu in Japan for use in fertilizer production.

The sale builds upon recently announced joint efforts to enhance industrial cooperation between the UAE and Japan and support new UAE-Japan blue ammonia supply chains.

UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC CEO, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, said that the announcement builds upon ADNOC’s commitment to expanding the UAE’s position as a regional leader in the production of hydrogen and its carrier fuels, meeting the needs of critical global export markets such as Japan.

“Through the expansion of our capabilities across the blue ammonia value chain, we look forward to furthering our legacy as one of the world’s least carbon-intensive hydrocarbon producers and supporting industrial decarbonization with a competitive low-carbon product portfolio,” he said.

Fertiglobe will produce blue ammonia at its Fertil plant in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi for delivery to ADNOC’s customers in Japan.

The shipments, sold at an attractive premium to grey