Air Products and Mabanaft to develop ammonia import terminal

Facility at Port of Hamburg to supply hydrogen across northern Germany from 2026

US industrial gases company Air Products and Germany-based energy trader Mabanaft have agreed to develop a large-scale ammonia import terminal at the Port of Hamburg. The terminal, to be sited at an existing Mabanaft facility, is expected to open in 2026. Green ammonia sourced from Air Products’ global production network will be converted back to hydrogen via the US company’s existing facilities in Hamburg for distribution to buyers locally and across northern Germany. Neither company commented on the size of the investment or the potential capacity of the terminal.  “Now, more than ever, we need to advance the hydrogen economy. To do this, we are setting up our own hydrogen production in Ge