2023-09-16 06:24:34
Recently, with the news of China’s suspension of urea exports, citizens’ anxiety over the possibility of a recurrence of the ‘urea crisis’ of two years ago grew, and the government began to actively take steps to control the situation.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Environment said in a briefing on the supply and demand of urea water that “there is currently enough urea and urea water stored up to be used until the end of the year, and considering the additional quantities scheduled to be introduced, sufficient quantities will be secured for use by early next year.”
He also mentioned that even if export restrictions are imposed in China, it can be replaced with countries from which it was imported in 2021, such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
The Ministry of Environment specifically explained that as of this day, 70 days’ worth of urea (55 days’ supply for the private sector, 15 days’ supply for the Public Procurement Service) and 14 days’ worth of urea are in stock, and once the additional contracted quantity (75 days’ worth) is received, the amount available for use will be secured until the end of February. did.
On the 13th, the Ministry of Environment held a meeting with the distribution industry, including gas stations, oil refineries, and online shopping malls.
At the meeting on this day, the gas station industry announced that although some bottled products are sold out as the demand for urea water has increased significantly due to consumer anxiety, sales of urea water through direct injection are proceeding normally.
Lee Chang-heum, head of the Climate and Carbon Policy Department at the Ministry of Environment, said, “As a result of the industry meeting, it was confirmed that most of the urea water supply is being carried out normally, and consumers can obtain sufficient quantities at gas stations, so there is no need to be anxious and trust the efforts of the government and industry.” “We plan to do our best to ensure that consumers purchasing urea water do not experience any inconvenience, including by continuously inspecting the situation at gas stations at the local environmental office,” he said.
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