Companies are investigating the feasibility of developing ammonia crackers at scale
Aramco and Linde to develop ammonia cracker
The two firms plan to build a demonstration facility in northern Germany
State-owned Saudi Aramco has partnered with Germany’s Linde Engineering to develop a new ammonia cracking technology. As part of the agreement, the two firms will evaluate an ammonia cracking catalyst developed by Aramco and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology against other catalysts. Aramco and Linde plan to build a demonstration ammonia cracker using the new technology in northern Germany. “This agreement is part of our ongoing technology and business development efforts to establish a commercially viable lower-carbon hydrogen supply chain. We believe the advanced ammonia cracking technology we are co-developing with Linde Engineering will play a key role in realising ou
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