BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has launched two new renewable ammonia grades – renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%, further expanding its sustainable product portfolio. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant, which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption. In MArch, BASF commissioned a 54-MW PEM electrolyzer system to produce hydrogen at the Ludwigshafen site,
In BASF’s Verbund facility, hydrogen is produced from fossil sources, as well as from renewable energy-derived sources. Via a mass-balance approach, renewable energy-derived hydrogen is attributed to the renewable ammonia grades. They have been certified according to ISCC+ and can be used as ‘drop-in’ solution in the same reliable way as the conventional products. The renewable ammonia grades are available in usual bulk mode.
BASF has become the first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site (Source: BASF)
“Our biggest goal is net zero of our products. With our renewable ammonia, we can significantly undercut the product carbon footprint (PCF) of our other low-CO2 ammonia grades”, said Dr. Jens Aßmann, Vice President Business Management Ammonia Value Chain and Operations Amino Resins at BASF. BASF calculates PCFs in accordance with the Together for Sustainability PCF Guideline.
The demand for low-carbon or “green” ammonia has constantly increased in the past years and is expected to still rise in the future. “Our customers, as well as BASF’s own downstream businesses, need low-carbon products already today to explore their market”, Aßmann emphasized. “We are proud to offer the first renewable ammonia produced in Central Europe with a very low PCF.”