Germany's Aurubis begins using blue ammonia in copper rod production
SUMMARY
This is the first ever ammonia test cargo shipped to Germany from the UAE.
By Shardul SharmaUAE has shipped the first-ever ammonia test cargo to Germany. Hamburg-based copper producer Aurubis is using the blue ammonia supplied by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for copper rod production.
“We want our production to be climate-neutral well before 2050. Ammonia can be an important component of the hydrogen supply chain to achieve this goal,” Aurubis CEO Roland Harings said in a statement on October 21.
“This pilot project highlights the pioneering role we play in the decarbonisation of our industry. It demonstrates that the creation of a blue – and in the future, green – ammonia value chain between Germany and the United Arab Emirates is not just theoretically possible, but practically feasible,” he added.
During the eight-week test series, ammonia will partially replace fossil natural gas in the rod plant. If the pilot project is successful, up to 4,000 mt/year of CO2 could be saved in the Aurubis plant in Hamburg alone, the company said.
Emirates New Agency in a separate report said that further ammonia test cargoes are due to arrive in Germany later this year.
