CEEC will produce green ammonia in Jilin Province as part of its Songyuan project starting in January 2026, with an annual capacity of around 158,000 tonnes. The green ammonia is also certified under ISCC EU RFNBO standards.
In addition to securing fuel supply, the Dutch company has taken a minority stake in Jiangsu Andefu Energy Technology, one of China’s largest ammonia supply firms.
Andefu is building storage and terminals, including a 49,000 m³ tank in Nanjing and a larger Panjin terminal, and advancing ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering for 2026.
The new storage tanks and ship-to-ship bunkering capabilities are expected to provide the essential infrastructure needed for Cmb.Tech’s ammonia-fuelled ships to operate at commercial scale.
Both announcements will support Cmb.Tech’s plans to operate 11 ammonia-powered vessels next year, including 10 bulk carriers and one container ship.
The ships will use dual-fuel diesel-ammonia engines, allowing ammonia to power both propulsion and onboard electricity systems.
“With an investment in the Chinese ammonia supply chain, Cmb.Tech will be able to provide green ammonia to its ships,” explained Alexander Saverys, the company’s CEO.
“It’s another important step towards the launch of our first ammonia-powered ships and zero-emission maritime transportation. 2026 will be a very important year for our company and our industry.”
Europe will need Chinese green ammonia for some time, says Envision’s Yu
The cost of green ammonia produced in China is coming down, driven by flagship projects such as Envision Energy’s 320,000 tonnes-per-year green hydrogen and ammonia facility near Chefing City, with the first exports now hitting the market.
The implications of this shifting dynamic were explored in a panel session at Wood Mackenzie’s Hydrogen Conference 2025 in London last week, with Frunk Yu, Senior Vice-President of Envision Energy, among the speakers.
Wood Mackenzie analyst Tiantian Zhao, a research analyst in hydrogen and derivatives, framed the shifting dynamic in ammonia at the top of the session. She noted how the global low-carbon ammonia cost curve was coming down, to the extent that green ammonia is getting towards parity with blue ammonia projects. In the years ahead, she noted, more capacity would be added and costs should fall even further.
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