Taiwan Fertilizer: first delivery of CCS-based ammonia for semiconductor manufacturing

Click to learn more. Taiwan Fertilizer will supply 6,000 tons of CCS-based ammonia for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

Local media reports that Taiwan Fertilizer will supply 6,000 tons of CCS-based ammonia for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. “Taiwan’s first batch of certified blue ammonia” will have an emissions footprint 60-70% lower than conventional ammonia, and Taiwan Fertilizer expects to increase its next delivery to tens of thousands of tons later this year.

[Chairman Lee Sun-Jung] said that Taiwan Fertilizer will strive to fully cooperate with the country’s new carbon reduction goals and increase its efforts to provide blue ammonia. It is estimated that there will be a supply of tens of thousands of tons of blue ammonia in the third quarter, with priority given to Taiwan’s semiconductor, electronics, transportation and other industries to accelerate carbon reduction goals, strengthen the international competitiveness of Taiwan’s industries under international carbon regulations, comply with the global Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and help the sustainable development of Taiwanese companies.

From “Certified blue ammonia is on the market, and Taiwan Fertilizer’s first batch of supply reaches 6,000 tons”, by Zhang Huiwen/Taipei Report, Liberty Times (1 Apr 2025)

The report indicates that – in addition to expanding CCS-based production capacity – Taiwan Fertilizer will develop “green” production capabilities. Last year, we explored how Taiwan Fertilizer’s initiatives fit into the Taiwan government’s Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in 2050. In 2024, Taiwan Fertilizer signed agreements with Mitsubishi and IHI Corporation to develop full low-carbon ammonia value chains in the country. A coal co-firing demonstration is also planned at the Dalin coal-fired power plant.