As a major by-product of ammonia production, the global CO2 industry is heavily reliant on the fertiliser sector. Following closures of major UK plants and continued disruptions in production, fears arose around the potential for tightened supply chains and persistent shortages.
Discussing the effect that ammonia markets can have on the CO2 industry at gasworld’s Europe CO2 Summit, Jennifer Willis-Jones from Fertiliser Week spoke about the interplay between the two sectors in her talk which took a deep dive into nitrogen fertilisers.
A key component of fertilisers, nitrogen is a major feedstock for the ammonia industry.
2022 saw a peak of nitrogen prices, mainly due to the war in Ukraine – erupting due to supply concerns from Russia.
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