BASF is further expanding its sustainable product portfolio with two new renewable ammonia grades: renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%. The renewable ammonia grades are produced at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant, thereby reducing its natural gas consumption.
In BASF’s Verbund system, hydrogen is produced using both fossil and renewable energy sources. Through a mass balance approach, the renewable ammonia grades are attributed renewable energy-derived hydrogen. These grades have been certified according to ISCC+ and can be used as a 'drop-in' solution in the same reliable way as conventional products. The renewable ammonia grades are available in the usual bulk quantities.
“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.”
The expansion of the ammonia portfolio is a further step on the sustainable journey of BASF’s Monomers division. The division has already developed one circular or low PCF option for every major product line by 2025. The division’s sustainable offerings are an essential part of BASF’s path to climate neutrality and net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
