Government Supplies 142,000L of Urea Solution to 71 Gas Stations... About 30 More Stations to Receive Supply Today

Producing 2 Million Liters of Urea Solution from 700 Tons of Automotive Urea
1.8 Million Liters Sequentially Supplied to 100 Key Gas Stations as Produced

On the afternoon of the 14th, an official is injecting urea solution into a truck at Iseo Gas Station, one of the major urea solution hubs located on the Honam Expressway towards Suncheon in Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] The government supplied 142,000L of urea solution out of the 1.8 million liters planned for 100 key gas stations nationwide to 71 gas stations on the previous day (14th). The government plans to increase production speed and supply additional urea solution to about 30 gas stations on the 15th, and if more than 1.8 million liters are secured, it will expand the supply to more gas stations.

On the previous afternoon, the government held the 7th inter-ministerial joint response meeting on urea solution supply and demand at the Seoul Government Complex, chaired by Lee Eokwon, 1st Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, to review the distribution status of urea solution and the results of hoarding crackdowns.

Earlier, during on-site inspections, the government confirmed that private importers possessed 700 tons of automotive urea, which is being used to produce 2 million liters of urea solution. Of this, 1.8 million liters are planned to be sequentially supplied to 100 key gas stations as they are produced. Up to the 13th, 82,000L were supplied to 37 gas stations, and on the 14th, 60,000L were supplied to 34 gas stations, totaling 142,000L supplied to 71 gas stations.

The government plans to supply urea solution to about 30 additional gas stations on the 15th, maintaining the principle of prioritizing supply to 100 gas stations. If production volume exceeds 1.8 million liters, the number of supply gas stations will be gradually expanded.

Since inspections began on the 8th, the joint crackdown team from related government ministries has identified two cases of hoarding urea solution, one violation of the Air Quality Preservation Act, and one violation of the Emergency Supply and Demand Adjustment Order, and has filed complaints with the police. The government explained that the violation of the Emergency Supply and Demand Adjustment Order involved selling urea solution directly to individuals without going through authorized sellers.

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