Pupuk Indonesia targets Batam as Asia Pacific ammonia bunkering hub
In addition to Batam, the company is also assessing Lhokseumawe and Bontang to supply ship fuel along the Malacca Strait route.
Pupuk Indonesia is targeting Indonesia as an ammonia-based ship refueling center in Asia Pacific, with Batam as the main site now being prepared. The company sees Batam's location near the Malacca Strait and Singapore as an advantage for serving ships on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Pupuk Indonesia President Director Rahmad Pribadi said ammonia is no longer used only for fertilizer industry, but is starting to be used as an alternative fuel in the shipping sector. In addition to Batam, the company sees potential to develop an ammonia ecosystem in Lhokseumawe through PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda and in Bontang through facilities owned by PT Pupuk Kaltim. The plan was presented at the COP31 forum in Antalya, Turkiye, amid the global clean-energy transition and the start of ammonia bunkering in South Korea and Australia.