OCI Global (Euronext: OCI), a world-leading producer of nitrogen, methanol, and hydrogen products has commenced production of AdBlue - a solution used in diesel engines to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides - at the Chemelot industrial complex in Geleen,
OCI's facility has the capacity to produce up to 300,000 tonnes a year of AdBlue today, with capability to expand production in line with market demand.
AdBlue is a mixture of urea and demineralized water that is injected into vehicle exhaust systems, where it reacts with harmful emissions and converts these into harmless nitrogen and water vapor. The benefits of using AdBlue include compliance with emissions regulations, improved air quality and potentially higher fuel efficiency.
OCI's AdBlue production will serve the growing North-Western European automotive market, where the reduction of harmful emissions is an increasing regulatory focus and key driver of demand. The introduction of the '
OCI is a significant producer of urea - the key ingredient in AdBlue - at its facilities in Geleen,
OCI Nitrogen Europe is a leading integrated European producer of premium nitrogen products, including CAN, CAN+S and low carbon CAN with capacity to produce up to 2.6 million metric tons per year. Serving the high-demand agricultural, industrial products and transportation sectors, it is the second largest European CAN/UAN producer and the largest melamine producer globally (excluding
OCI is also the largest producer of green methanol globally and a leading producer of lower carbon ammonia, with a 1.1. million tonne per year blue ammonia facility set to begin production in
Contact:
Tel: (+31) 20 723 45 00
(C) 2024 Electronic News Publishing, source