Our priority is to optimize the safety, sustainability, reliability, and performance of the Ammonia cracking unit, as well as all future cracking units.
November 2025 marked the commissioning of the world’s first industrial-scale pilot unit producing hydrogen (H2) through ammonia (NH3) cracking. Located in the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium, the plant— capable of converting 30 tons of ammonia into hydrogen per day—removes a major barrier to the development of a truly global hydrogen economy.
A PILOT UNIT PAVING THE WAY
Air Liquide has been developing pioneering hydrogen technologies for more than 60 years, enabling large-scale production of this molecule today. The commissioning of the Antwerp-Bruges pilot unit paves the way for broader development of Ammonia cracking technology to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen.