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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is allowing manufacturers and other industry stakeholders to collaborate on arrangements for the supply of AdBlue. In a media statement late last year, the ACCC said AdBlue manufacturers are seeking to share information and work together to develop solutions to any potential future shortages of refined urea, a …

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The product that can wipe off Australia’s logistics and supply chain, AdBlue, is facing price gouging. AdBlue is a small component that acts as a glue that ensures consumer products are delivered on time, and its prices have quadrupled. It has been estimated that Australia can run out of AdBlue supplies by mid-February. What is …

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The AdBlue System Comes With An Injection Pump That Pumps Out Some Of The Diesel Exhaust Fluid According To The Operating Conditions Of The Engine. A Small, Compact Tank That Has An Instrument To Measure The Level Of Fluid Is Used To Store The Liquid So Regular Fill-Ups Are Not Required. There are three light …

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In addition to its electric vehicles, Qatar’s transport firm Mowasalat (Karwa) has acquired a fleet of diesel vehicles with Euro 5 Standard. They are equipped with one of the latest filtration systems to remove particulate matter from exhausts, reducing it to the equivalent of one grain of sand per kilometre driven. The company has also …

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The federal government has announced an agreement has been struck with fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot to secure local production of refined urea for the supply of diesel exhaust fluid (AdBlue). Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said under this agreement, Incitec Pivot would rapidly design, trial and, on completion of successful tests, …

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The Australian Government must take immediate action to guarantee Australia’s supply of AdBlue, following a disappointing roundtable today. ATA Chair David Smith says there needs to be more transparency about the supply and demand for AdBlue both now and for the next six months. “In today’s roundtable, we were told there was no need to …

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The Australian trucking industry is facing its own ‘toilet paper moment’ as people race out to buy supplies of AdBlue. Earlier this month the warning bell was sounded that without intervention, the nation could run out of AdBlue supplies by mid-February. The federal government established a taskforce last week to explore options as a result. …

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DIESEL cars produced from late 2015 will most likely have an exhaust treatment system that requires AdBlue. This specially formulated liquid is injected into the exhaust system of the car to help neutralise harmful emissions. In everyday driving the AdBlue system works automatically and goes unnoticed, but it does require refilling over time. If you …

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There’s a long list of things I’d like to see our industry achieve in 2022 but three are at the head of the NatRoad agenda. The most urgent is a solution to the diesel exhaust fluid shortage. This issue is bigger than our sector, but with so many small operators running on the tightest profit …

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With AdBlue currently plastered across headlines around the country, many of us might be scratching our heads a little. To help explain it, and answer one of the most common questions about AdBlue, we’ve put together a quick explainer. AdBlue is a registered trading name for something called Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), which is used in a process …

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