Industry groups are pleading with the Australian government to act amid reports supplies of a crucial item could dwindle within days.
Concerned industry groups are pleading with the government to urgently act on a looming crisis which could start to impact every Australian within a matter of days.
Alarm bells have been ringing for several weeks now regarding the global shortage of urea, a key ingredient found in diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) – also known as AdBlue – and a large component in fertiliser.
A major factor in the supply disruption is the fact China – which previously supplied 80 per cent of Australia’s urea supplies – has recently banned the export of the product, in order to lower fertiliser prices domestically.
That has left many countries in the lurch, and now it’s Australia’s turn, with insiders warning the problem could come to a head in the days and weeks ahead, or by February 2022 at the very latest.
The shortage has sparked panic as AdBlue is injected…