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Anhydrous Ammonia

Refrigerated anhydrous ammonia cargoes & aqua ammonia

CBIL brokers anhydrous ammonia, the nitrogen feedstock behind urea, DAP, MAP and every ammonium salt, as refrigerated cargoes from North African, Caribbean, Indonesian and US producers into fertilizer plants, industrial buyers and terminals in India, East Asia, Turkey, Morocco and Europe. The specification is short, 99.5% minimum ammonia, water at 0.5% maximum (0.2% for some industrial uses), oil at 5 ppm maximum and iron at 1 ppm, but the logistics are not: ammonia moves fully refrigerated at minus 33 °C in dedicated gas carriers, into refrigerated terminals with a jetty and pipeline rated for it, and a buyer without that infrastructure buys aqueous ammonia (19–25%) in ISO tanks instead, which we also arrange. Pricing follows the published Middle East and Tampa references with a freight and timing differential; cargo quality and quantity are certified by an independent inspector at load, and payment is against documents under a documentary letter of credit. We do not quote ammonia until the loading terminal and the seller's title are known to us. As with the rest of this desk's nitrogen and phosphate work, excluded origins are simply not offered.

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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.

Indicative reference

$380–520 USD / MT

as at September 2026

IncotermsFOB · CFR · CIF
OriginsTrinidad, Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, USA
PackagingRefrigerated gas carrier 5,000–40,000 MT; ISO tanks (aqueous)

Reference level only — not an offer, and reviewed quarterly. Levels shown are as at September 2026. Firm pricing is quoted per RFQ, subject to volume, terms and inspection.

Trinidad · Algeria · Egypt · Indonesia · USA

Typical Specification

Ammonia (NH₃)≥ 99.5%
Water≤ 0.5% (≤ 0.2% industrial)
Oil≤ 5 ppm
Transport Temperature−33 °C, fully refrigerated

Specifications are indicative and adjusted to the agreed contract and destination requirements. Final spec confirmed on COA / SGS.

Available Grades

Anhydrous Ammonia 99.5% (refrigerated)Aqueous Ammonia 19–25% (ISO tank)Industrial / refrigeration grade 99.98%

Applications

  • Urea, DAP & MAP plants
  • Ammonium nitrate & sulphate
  • Caprolactam & acrylonitrile
  • Industrial refrigeration
  • NOx control (SCR / SNCR)

Category

Agriculture & Fertilizers

Incoterms

FOB · CFR · CIF

Pricing basis

USD / MT

Inspection

SGS / Intertek at load port

Anhydrous Ammonia — buyer questions

How does anhydrous ammonia ship?

As a refrigerated liquid at about minus 33 °C in fully refrigerated gas carriers of 15,000 to 35,000 MT, or in smaller semi-refrigerated and pressurised tankers on coastal lanes. The receiving terminal needs refrigerated storage, cryogenic unloading arms with emergency release couplings and vapour return. Aqueous ammonia at 19 to 25% is a separate product that moves in ISO tanks and IBCs.

Which origins does CBIL load ammonia from?

Salalah and Sohar in Oman, Arzew and Bethioua in Algeria, Point Lisas in Trinidad and the US Gulf Coast. Freight and any war-risk premium are quoted on the actual route.

Which ammonia buyers lost Gulf supply in 2026?

India took 43% of its 2.57 million MT of ammonia from inside the Gulf in 2025 and South Africa 88% of 183,000 MT. The Strait of Hormuz has been severely restricted since 28 February 2026. The anhydrous ammonia page sets out who buys in each market and how they tender.

Why is water content specified on anhydrous ammonia?

Commercial anhydrous ammonia is 99.5% minimum with a small, controlled water content, typically 0.2 to 0.5%, which inhibits stress corrosion cracking in carbon-steel tanks. Oil content and purity are certified at load with the water figure.