Ammonia Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Ammonia Price Information

Newest Price 410.24

Price Date 20260910

Day's Change -20.64

Day's Range 410.24 - 389.6

Month's Change -38.68

Month's Range 405.23 - 366.55

Year's Change -11.26

Year's Range 353.77 - 365.03

Opinions

How will green ammonia projects reshape China's ammonia supply-demand balance through 2030?

The green premium is real but don't overstate its near-term price impact. Green ammonia still costs 2-3x grey ammonia, and most Chinese projects are export-oriented or tied to policy mandates. Domestic fertilizer buyers will keep pricing off coal-to-ammonia economics. Watch urea export policy as the real swing factor for domestic prices this year.

What are the key technical barriers to using ammonia as a clean shipping fuel?

Fuel availability is the real constraint. Even if engines work perfectly, ammonia bunkering infrastructure doesn't exist yet. Methanol has a 3-5 year head start because it's liquid at ambient conditions and easier to handle. Ammonia's toxicity requires new safety protocols across ports and vessels. First movers like Maersk are betting on methanol for this decade, ammonia for the next.

Can electrochemical ammonia synthesis replace the Haber-Bosch process commercially?

Don't underestimate the infrastructure advantage of Haber-Bosch. Existing ammonia plants, pipelines, and storage networks are built around it. Electrochemical synthesis would need entirely new supply chains. The more practical decarbonization lever is retrofitting existing plants with green hydrogen feedstocks, which several Chinese producers are already piloting.

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Overview

Ammonia (NH₃, CAS 7664-41-7) is a colourless, pungent gas that liquefies at −33 °C under atmospheric pressure, making it easy to store and transport. It is the second-largest hydrogen-containing compound in nature after methane and serves as a foundational chemical for fertilisers, industrial materials, and emerging clean-energy applications.

Fertiliser: the primary feedstock for nitrogen fertilisers such as urea and ammonium nitrate, underpinning global food production.
Hydrogen carrier: stores hydrogen at high density via synthesis from green hydrogen and nitrogen, releasing high-purity hydrogen upon decomposition.
Fuel: a carbon-free fuel candidate for direct ammonia fuel cells, ammonia-cracking hydrogen supply, and marine shipping.
Industrial: used in refrigeration, wastewater ammonia recovery, and chemical synthesis.

China is the world's largest synthetic ammonia producer, with output based mainly on coal gasification routes, while global capacity concentrates in low-cost natural-gas regions. Green ammonia projects are scaling slowly, with pilot capacity additions in China and elsewhere, though the sector is expected to expand significantly as renewable hydrogen costs fall.

Key domestic producers:
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) – large-scale coal-based ammonia producer.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) – natural-gas-based ammonia operations.
Luzhou Tianhua – major synthetic ammonia and fertiliser manufacturer.
Yuntianhua Group – integrated ammonia and phosphate fertiliser producer.

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How will green ammonia projects reshape China's ammonia supply-demand balance through 2030?

What are the key technical barriers to using ammonia as a clean shipping fuel?

Can electrochemical ammonia synthesis replace the Haber-Bosch process commercially?

Latest News

On September 10, Shandong Hualu-Hengsheng’s 600,000 t/a liquid ammonia unit is operating normally, with its price raised by 4 today.

On September 10, Shandong Shuntian’s liquid ammonia unit was operating normally, and the manufacturer raised its liquid ammonia quotation by 2 today.

On September 10, Shandong Shuntian raised its liquid ammonia quotation.

Hebei Zhengyuan raised its liquid ammonia quotation on September 10.

On September 9, the Shandong nitric acid market experienced tight supply in phases, supported by cost-side factors (liquid ammonia prices).

On September 9, the 600,000 t/a liquid ammonia unit at Shandong Hualu-Hengsheng is operating normally, and today's price has been raised by RMB 20/t.

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