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雅苒:CBAM政策反复将冲击低碳氨投资
Zhong Guo Hua Gong Bao· 2026-01-23 03:45
Core Viewpoint - The CEO of Yara International, one of the world's largest fertilizer producers, indicated that the company may reconsider or abandon its planned low-carbon ammonia project in Louisiana, USA, if the EU decides to suspend the carbon border tax on fertilizer imports [1] Group 1: Project Implications - The low-carbon ammonia project was strategically designed to respond to and leverage the market environment created by the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) [1] - CBAM imposes taxes on high-carbon traditional fertilizers, providing critical price competitiveness and commercial logic for clean products like low-carbon ammonia to enter the European market [1] - Yara's collaboration with Air Products aims to utilize abundant natural gas resources in the US combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to produce "blue ammonia" for export to Europe [1] Group 2: Market Dynamics - The potential suspension of the carbon border tax by the EU, due to internal agricultural pressures, undermines the foundational business model of Yara's low-carbon ammonia project [1] - Yara stated that multiple low-carbon projects in Europe will also need to be reassessed as a result of this potential policy change [1] - The EU climate commissioner emphasized that the suspension of the CBAM on fertilizers is a temporary measure to address farmer pressures, with the long-term goal of implementing CBAM remaining unchanged [1]