Chinese Ammonia Exports Surge as European Gas Shortage Hits Local Production

China exported 490 times as much synthetic ammonia in September as it did one year prior, after disruptions to Europe’s gas supply forced firms there to reduce energy-intensive production of the chemical fertilizer component.

Chinese exports were up two-fold to 58,000 tons last month compared with August, taking the total for the first three quarters to 105,000 tons, 48 times the amount shipped in the same period of 2021, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.