Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing and Trammo have announced the signing of an exclusive 10-year agreement for the supply of anhydrous ammonia through a dedicated ammonia pipeline to both of Adisseo’s liquid methionine plants located in Nanjing.
The parties said the 20 km pipeline, which will be the longest ammonia pipeline in China, is under final stages of construction and is expected to enter commissioning phase in April of this year.
It will be operated by Oiltanking Nanjing and will connect the existing 50,000 m3 ammonia tank, the largest in China, owned and operated by Oiltanking under a long-term exclusive lease to Trammo, to the methionine facilities of Adisseo, located in the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park.
The parties – Adisseo, a global leader in animal nutrition, and Trammo, the largest global ammonia trader – said they have found their synergy in using existing and new infrastructure in the effort to create a safe and sustainable operational environment for the entire Nanjing Chemical Park, for decades to come. They said use of the pipeline will reduce the carbon footprint and ensure safe and secure handling and delivery of ammonia within Nanjing Chemical Park.
Adisseo, which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has 10 research centers and production sites based in China, the U.S., Europe, and Thailand, which supply feed additives to customers in over 110 countries.
Trammo, which dates its presence in China back to 1983, is an international merchandising and trading company that markets, trades, transports, and distributes raw materials used in industrial processes and fertilizer production globally. It trades anhydrous ammonia, sulfur, sulfuric acid, and other products. The company also produces and markets nitric acid in the U.S.
Oiltanking Nanjing Co. Ltd. is a joint venture between Oiltanking, NCIP Administration, and the Port Authority of Nanjing. The company owns and operates a multi-user tank terminal for bulk liquids in Nanjing and serves a wide range of customers.