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CF Industries, Trafigura and TFG Marine sign MOU to advance low-carbon ammonia for maritime decarbonisation
Northbrook, IL and Singapore, January 15, 2026 – CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, and TFG Marine, a leading global marine fuel supplier, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the adoption of low-carbon ammonia as a marine fuel.
Building on the successful collaboration between CF Industries and Trafigura in the shipment of low-carbon ammonia, this agreement establishes a framework for the parties to work together on advancing low-carbon ammonia as a marine fuel, supporting the global shipping industry's emissions-reduction efforts.
Under the MOU, CF Industries, Trafigura and TFG Marine will collaborate on key initiatives to facilitate the adoption of low-carbon ammonia as a marine fuel, including market development, stakeholder engagement, and bunkering logistics planning. The collaboration will initially focus on the U.S. Gulf Coast and Northwest Europe.
CF Industries will leverage its low-carbon ammonia production and export capabilities at its Donaldsonville, Louisiana, complex. Trafigura will contribute its expertise in commodity logistics and market development, while TFG Marine, a joint venture between Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean Group, will leverage its global marine fuel supply network and bunkering capabilities to support last-mile delivery solutions, coordinate ammonia bunkering demand, and transport ammonia to bunkering hubs globally.
“We are pleased to collaborate with industry leaders such as Trafigura and TFG Marine to establish the supply chain necessary to meet the expected transition of the marine shipping industry to low-carbon ammonia as a fuel,” said Bert Frost, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, CF Industries.
"This agreement brings together the critical components needed to advance low-carbon ammonia as a viable marine fuel," said Patricio Norris, Global Head of Ammonia and LPG at Trafigura. "Through this collaboration with CF Industries and TFG Marine, we are combining world-class production capabilities with our global logistics and bunkering network to support the maritime industry's transition to cleaner fuels."
"Our global bunkering infrastructure and operational expertise position us to play a key role in delivering low-carbon ammonia fuel solutions to the shipping industry. This collaboration with CF Industries and Trafigura enables us to develop the supply chain and logistics capabilities needed to make low-carbon ammonia bunkering a commercial reality for vessel operators worldwide," said Kenneth Dam, Executive Director of TFG Marine.
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Trafigura’s Press Office: +41 (0) 22 592 4528 or media@trafigura.com
About Trafigura
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through MorGen Energy and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs approximately 14,500 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders, and operates in over 150 countries.
Visit: www.trafigura.com
About CF Industries
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world’s largest – to enable low-carbon hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement and other industrial activities. Our manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. CF Industries routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the Company’s website at www.cfindustries.com and encourages those interested in the Company to check there frequently.
About TFG Marine
TFG Marine is a leading international marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between physical commodity trading company Trafigura Group Pte and ship-owning companies Frontline Ltd and CMB.TECH. Formed in 2020, the company provides modern, simplified and transparent services that bridge every stage of the bunkering process for its customers, supplying over 10 million metric tonnes of marine fuels per annum across 35 strategic bunkering hub locations globally.
Visit: www.tfgmarine.com