CF Industries ships first low-carbon cargo to Europe

Trafigura to deliver cargo to Envalior in Antwerp

Click to learn more. Certified low-carbon ammonia is loaded onto the Oceanic Star in Donaldsonville for shipment to Europe. Source: CF Industries.

23,500 tons of ammonia certified under the Fertilizer Institute’s Verified Ammonia Carbon Intensity (VACI) Program were loaded onto the Oceanic Star in Donaldsonville, Louisiana last month. The cargo is en route to Antwerp, Belgium, where chemicals and materials manufacturer Envalior will use the low-carbon ammonia as a feedstock to produce the monomer caprolactam and downstream resins. Under VACI certification, the ammonia produced by CF has a “significantly lower well-to-gate carbon footprint than conventional natural gas-based ammonia”.

We are proud to partner with industry leaders Trafigura and Envalior as we work together to develop a low-carbon ammonia supply chain in advance of the implementation of the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. We also are pleased to reach an important milestone for CF Industries by delivering our first low-carbon premium offering to Europe.

Bert Frost, Executive Vice President, Sales, Market Development And Supply Chain at CF Industries, in his organisation’s official press release, 2 Oct 2025

We are pleased to be delivering our first low-carbon ammonia cargo to Europe. This milestone would not have been possible without the support from CF Industries and Envalior, and we are looking forward to working together on our shared vision of developing low-carbon solutions for industrial use.

Patricio Norris, Trafigura’s Global Head of Ammonia and LPG, in CF Industries’ official press release, 2 Oct 2025

At Envalior, sustainability is not just part of our strategy – it’s part of who we are. This shipment of low-carbon ammonia marks a significant step in our journey to decarbonize our supply chain and deliver climate-resilient solutions. By integrating certified low-carbon feedstocks into our production of caprolactam/ammonium sulphate and downstream into PA6, we are showing our commitment to low-carbon materials and helping our customers meet their environmental goals.

Thorsten Bredemann, VP Global Marketing & Sales Intermediates, in CF Industries’ official press release, 2 Oct 2025

In July, CF officially started operations at its CO₂ dehydration and compression plant in Donaldsonville, enabling liquified emissions to be transported offsite and stored in permanent geological sequestration. CCS partner ExxonMobil is developing the Rose CCS project in southeast Texas to store emissions from Donaldsonville. CF reports that this is the organisation’s second low-carbon ammonia delivery, following an earlier sale this year to a customer in Africa.