Producing AdBlue® with lower emissions
As the world’s second-largest ammonia producer and the operator of the largest global ammonia trading and logistics network, Yara is advancing low-emission ammonia solutions that reduce emissions across multiple industries.
These efforts enable us to produce AdBlue® through several low-emission production pathways.
Multiple pathways to low-emission AdBlue®
We are lowering the carbon footprint of AdBlue® by improving how we produce ammonia, its key ingredient. Through carbon capture, renewable hydrogen, and biomethane, we are enabling AdBlue® production with substantially reduced emissions.
Low-carbon ammonia
At our flagship plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, we are operating Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture project. When fully operational in 2026, it will capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year for permanent, safe storage offshore.
Renewable ammonia
At our Herøya site in Norway, a 24 MW hydrogen plant uses electrolysis powered by renewable electricity to produce hydrogen from water. This replaces natural gas as feedstock, cuts CO₂ emissions by around 41,000 tonnes annually, and enables products with up to a 95 percent lower carbon footprint.
At our Cubatão plant in Brazil, we are producing ammonia using renewable biomethane derived from sugarcane waste. Biomethane can replace fossil natural gas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production by up to 75 percent.
At the heart of our strategy
Profitable decarbonization is central to Yara’s strategy. We are committed to reducing emissions across our own operations, including the production of AdBlue®, while enabling customers and partners to lower emissions across their value chains.
