The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) announces that it has shipped its first cargoes of low-carbon blue ammonia to China. This marks an important turning point in the company's development as a green leader because it enables China to assist major markets worldwide in lowering their supply chain carbon emissions.
Ma'aden and Shenghong Petrochemicals, a significant global and Chinese producer of petrochemicals, inked a contract for the supply of 25,000 metric tons of blue ammonia. Ma'aden's maiden shipment to Shenghong Petrochemicals, where it will contribute to lowering carbon emissions from industrial raw materials, departed Ras Al Khair port today.
Having acquired approval to create blue ammonia in 2022, Ma'aden is currently the leading exporter of the substance worldwide. Ma'aden is contributing significantly to efforts to green industrial value chains on a global scale by sending over 138,000 tons of blue ammonia products to the top markets in the world, including Korea, China, Japan, India, Thailand, and the European Union.
Ma'aden's investment in blue ammonia is assisting in reducing emissions of a crucial element in international industrial supply chains that is extensively utilized in the manufacture of fertilizer and food, industrial sectors, and petrochemicals. In keeping with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 goals to make mining and minerals the third pillar of the Kingdom's economy, Ma'aden's ambitious export program indicates the country's expanding engagement in critical global mineral value chains.
Ma'aden is assisting in reducing industrial carbon emissions and advancing the global energy transition by investing in cutting-edge and environmentally friendly production techniques like blue ammonia. Ma'aden's growth strategy places a strong emphasis on sustainability, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral as a whole by 2050.
