Los Angeles—Rentech Nitrogen, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP and Yara North America Inc., on July 23 announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement for the exclusive rights to purchase and distribute the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) produced at the Rentech Nitrogen facility in East Dubuque, Ill., under Yara’s Air1® brand. The agreement comes just ahead of Rentech Nitrogen’s urea expansion and DEF build-out, to be completed later this year. Rentech Nitrogen will supply Yara, a leader in the DEF market, with DEF from its urea liquor stream. The East Dubuque location will allow Yara to service targeted high-demand DEF markets in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Additionally, the plant’s location near major transportation arteries will allow Yara to supply DEF to the Rockies, other central U.S. states outside the Midwest, and Canada. The agreement further demonstrates Yara’s commitment to expanding its global production and distribution capabilities in-line with domestic DEF market growth. In June, it announced the opening of a DEF terminal in Bayonne, N.J., the most recent addition to Yara’s coast-to-coast network of terminals throughout North America.
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