RoK secures 200 tonnes of urea from Vietnam
The Republic of Korea (RoK) has secured 200 tonnes of urea from Vietnam, set to arrive next week.
Freight trucks park in western Seoul, amid a shortage of urea water solution. (Photo: Yonhap)First Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-won on November 8 chaired a meeting of officials to discuss the supply shortage of urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions.
Aside from the 200 tonnes of urea from Vietnam, 27-thousand liters of urea water solution will be brought in from Australia, an increase of 7-thousand liters from a previous commitment.
The RoK is in talks with other countries to import 10,000 tonnes of urea./.
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