Carriers sound the alarm: We only have AdBlue stocks for a month! Sulík has a clear link for them – Topky.sk

It has been a week since the largest fertilizer producer in Slovakia, Duslo Šaľa, named the problem they are facing. Due to the increase in gas and energy prices, their costs for the production of fertilizers increased drastically and they therefore had to reduce production to a large extent. If they didn’t, they would be in huge losses – Dusl’s boss was talking about tens of millions. By limiting production, their losses are smaller, but they also reach astronomical values. As a result, there was talk of a complete cessation of production.

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However, there would be another problem with that. As a by-product in the production of fertilizers, Duslo also produces a special additive, which is used in diesel engines with the EURO 5 and 6 emission standards. In other words, in new cars. They have another cap next to the fuel tank where this urea, called AdBlue, is poured. This reduces emissions in diesel engines and takes about 0.75 liters per thousand kilometers. If this urea wasn’t in the car, it just wouldn’t start.

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500 thousand liters

And this would be a problem not only for individual transport, but also for freight transport and buses that meet the EURO 5 or 6 standard. It might seem that the state has secured supplies in case of emergency – but the opposite is true. Although there is a supply of fuel in the State Material Reserves warehouse, AdBlue urea has not yet been considered. It is not in stock. However, the Minister of Economy Richard Sulík (SaS) claims that motorists and passengers do not have to worry.

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After Wednesday’s government meeting, he told reporters that AdBlue additives would be enough. He issued an instruction to the State Material Reserves Administration to secure 500,000 liters of urea for the state’s needs. “He also agreed with AdBlue manufacturers and distributors to sell the reagent exclusively for direct consumption and to Slovak carriers. ” wrote from the press department of the Ministry of Economy. Sulík declared that on Wednesday he communicated directly with Dusl Šal’s boss Peter Bláh, who is the only AdBlue producer in Slovakia. However, he allegedly does not know anything.

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“We read this report in the press statement of the Minister. The Minister of Economy asked for the possibility of preference for Slovak carriers, but we do not understand the term Slovak carrier – is it a Slovak company, a Slovak owner, a company that does business in Slovakia but has a foreign shareholder, and so on? “ warned Bláha. According to him, the situation with production is still the same and they have reduced production to a minimum due to high natural gas prices. “On the Slovak market, however, speculators buy AdBlue so that they can then offer it to customers for two to three times the price. We continue to supply AdBlue to our customers who have valid contracts. “ declared Bláha. However, he said, there could still be a situation where they would stop production if they continued to generate a loss.

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The apocalypse must be prevented, says Kremský

According to Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Economic Committee Petr Kremský (OĽaNO), speculative sales of AdBlue abroad should be prevented. “Information has emerged about speculative stockpiling of AdBlue, which is then sold on the black market, especially abroad. I therefore call on the Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic to consider restricting the sale of AdBlue at petrol stations so that it can only be refueled directly into the tanks of vehicles,” said the Kremlin. As he pointed out a full AdBlue tank will last in a normal passenger car for a year of operation, so it is not a crisis situation that would require immediate parking of vehicles. However, if there is a panic accumulation of supplies, this can be reflected in a lack of additives for supplies, public transport or rescue services. A limited sales regime can help prevent such a crisis.

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Carriers have stocks for a maximum of one month

However, the problem is two facts – it is difficult to find AdBlue on the Slovak market, and even if motorists get it, it has a much higher price than a few weeks ago. The demand for this special additive is to blame. The second problem is that even though transport companies have responded to the problem relatively promptly, the stocks they have will only last a few days.

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The first vice-president of ČESMAD, which brings together truck drivers Pavol Piešťanský, claims that drivers have bought supplies, but they usually only need a maximum of two to three weeks.

Bus companies can also have potential supply problems. For example, Arriva, which provides public transport with more than 1,300 buses, needs this additive for 90 percent of its fleet.

Slovak Lines, which provides long-distance bus transport in the Bratislava region, allegedly has sufficient supplies. “We are aware of the general problem with AdBlue urea, but fortunately our company is not affected. Our stocks are highly sufficient. We have the impression that in Slovakia this problem primarily concerns the supplier Duslo Šaľa, but we have another supplier, ” said company spokesman Stefan Bako.

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SAD Dunajská Streda has stocks for a maximum of two weeks, providing long-distance bus transport in the vicinity of Dunajská Streda, Galanta and Bratislava.

The Bratislava transport company, which provides public transport in the capital, also has stocks for about three weeks. “The Bratislava transport company is reacting to the current market situation, and therefore is gradually building up AdBlue emergency stocks. Due to the lack of this liquid additive and its growing price, the company is approaching and looking for other suppliers on the Slovak and Central European markets, “ company spokesman Martin Chlebovec informed that about 400 buses need a special additive. If AdBlue did not exist and these buses were “out of service”, it could significantly affect public transport in the capital.

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The Transport Company of the City of Košice also managed to react promptly. According to the spokeswoman Vladimíra Petrušová, they increased the capacity of external tanks, ie the so-called IBC containers by a third and have stocks for three weeks. “Our contractual partner has so far managed to supply AdBlue. Should there be a problem with this supplier, we have two more in reserve, which we will immediately contact if necessary with a request to purchase AdBlue for vehicles. In the absence of this component, there is a risk that diesel buses will not be able to run, which will negatively affect our passengers. DPMK, as uses a total of up to 131 diesel buses, “ Petrušová explained.

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What it looks like in Bratislava and its surroundings

We went to see for ourselves the situation in Bratislava and its surroundings. As soon as we entered the first gas station in Bratislava’s Dúbravka, we saw that some more 2.5-liter “bandas” could be found. The price was almost 14 euros. Subsequently, we went to the gas station on the highway in the direction of the city – there they informed us that they have AdBlue on the stands, but we did not see it anywhere. We moved to Šamorín, where we went around two well-known gas stations – but we did not find a special additive on either of them.

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