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Ammonia markets are evolving, but policy measures will determine the pace of change Global demand for ammonia is estimated at about 198-mt (in 2024), and nearly 85% goes to make nitrogenous fertilisers. About 15% of ammonia is used for non-fertiliser applications, including production of technical urea (for urea-formaldehyde resins), and technical ammonium nitrate (an explosive widely used in the mining), as well as a few large volume chemicals (acrylonitrile, caprolactam and methyl methacrylate). Growth rates for ammonia are largely determined by trends in fertiliser demand, and much of its increase in the recent past has been in the developing world, notably India and China, which are agrarian, populous and economically on the rise. According to estimates by S&P Global Commodity Insights, a consultancy, global demand for ammonia is expected to rise to 360-mt by 2040 – a stiff increase for a basic chemical. Much of the increase will be driven by emerging ammonia uses, which includes use as: carrier for hydrogen transportation and storage (12% share of total demand in 2040); bunker fuel in ships, substituting conventional fuels such as diesel (10%); and for direct power generation using specially designed turbines (5%). Together, these new energy uses are expected to account for more than a quarter of global ammonia demand. Significantly, urea’s share of global ammonia demand is expected to decline to about 30% (from 47% now). As my Point of View in the March 25 issue of Chemical Weekly notes, nearly all ammonia produced today is ‘grey’ – denoting a hefty carbon footprint. But that is changing. The first plants for ‘blue’ ammonia, which will continue to use hydrocarbons but sequester CO2 will come onstream this year. These are likely to be followed by several producing ‘green’ ammonia in which the hydrogen comes from electrolysis of water and the energy needs are met by renewables. The markets these avatars of ammonia will serve will differ. Grey hydrogen is expected to continue to drive urea production, while low-carbon ammonia (green, yellow, and blue) will find outlets such as power generation, as marine bunker fuel, as a carrier of hydrogen, some speciality fertilisers and industrial chemicals. Ammonia markets are evolving from a production and consumption standpoints. But the pace of change and adoption of low-carbon versions of this energy-intensive chemical will hinge around fiscal and policy support and here there is some reason to be sceptical. Recent moves both in the US and the European Union away from the earlier strong commitments to ‘greening’ energy bear close watching and could set the tone of developments! #ammonia #urea #fertilisers #carboncapture #CCS #CCU #LNG #naturalgas #sustainability #greenchemistry #indianchemicals #methanol #greenhydrogen The full opinion piece is available here:https://lnkd.in/dwWRdHxR