ADNOC to explore low carbon ammonia value chain in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia

ADNOC to explore low carbon ammonia value chain in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia

ABU DHABI, 27th March, 2023 (WAM) -- ADNOC announced today that it will explore opportunities to support the climate-neutral transformation of industry through the creation of a low-carbon ammonia value chain with state government and industry representatives in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia.

The announcement was made following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Government of North Rhine-Westphalia, ADNOC, and Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG (Currenta), a chemical industry services provider that manages and operates one of the largest chemical sites in Europe, Chempark, with locations in Leverkusen, Dormargen, and Krefeld-Uerdingen, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, can be used as a low-carbon fuel across a wide range of industrial applications, including transportation, power generation, and industries including steel, cement, and fertiliser production.

The agreement was signed in Dusseldorf, Germany, by Mona Neubaur, Deputy Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and State Minister for Economics, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy; Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Executive Director, of Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth Directorate at ADNOC; and Frank Hyldmar, CEO of Currenta.

Neubaur said, “We will do our utmost to expand the capacities for the generation of renewable energies and for the production of other climate-neutral energy carriers such as