Power Surcharges

Our CO₂ is sourced from a mix of domestic and European producers.

The sector as a whole, including Air Products, is experiencing significant challenges in the availability of CO₂ and mixes containing CO₂ across all modes of supply.

The situation is dynamic and depends on many factors outside our control, including the situation in the fuel and energy markets. It's currently unknown how long this situation will continue.

Due to the downturn in ammonia production, inevitably there will be less product options in the entire network. We are looking at options to make product available to our customers, with the support of our provider.

Energy price increases mean the cost of CO₂ production is rising significantly. The energy surcharge we have in place will reflect those increases. Going forward, we will now review the surcharge on a weekly basis and temporarily change the CO₂ surcharge mechanism to invoice an average of the monthly cost until further notice. We will update the rate each week so please ensure you check our website frequently.  Once stability returns, we intend to revert to a static price set at the start of each month.

Please contact our customer service team or your account manager for more details.

Our third-party supplier has access to various sources mitigating the risk of one individual source ceasing production. However, the tight European market makes it challenging.

Due to the downturn in production, we anticipate less product in our supply chain network. With the support of our provider, we are looking at options to make product available to our customers, without an allocation if possible.

The severe increase in natural gas and energy prices has impacted the cost of ammonia production, and subsequently, CO₂.

Many of the major ammonia plants in the UK and Europe – which are also the main sources of CO₂ - have reduced or paused production due to spiralling energy costs. This – coupled with required or unplanned plant outages – is affecting the availability of CO₂.