Today the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, The Hon Chris Bowen MP announced a $49.5 million dollar package of measures to secure domestic supply of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF).
The measures will include: - A government controlled strategic stockpile of 7500 tonnes of Technical Grade Urea (TGU) providing an additional five weeks of supply beyond industry stock levels in case of a supply shortage.
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A competitive grants program to support sovereign capability and manufacturing projects that will look to produce TGU domestically.
- Collection of voluntary data provided by industry to provide market awareness of TGU and DEF domestic stocks.
If you are looking for further information about the government’s plan, visit www.energy.gov.au.
We commend the Government for taking proactive action to protect this vital ingredient to road freight operations across this country. |