DEF demand to hit 1 billion gallon mark by 2019: report

LONDON, England – Consumption of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) across North America is set to hit one billion gallons by 2019, according to a newly published report by Integer Research.

According to the DEF Market Dynamics Report, the rise of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has created a demand that unthinkable just four years ago when DEF was in its infancy.

As testament to the growing demand, there has been a rapid shift in supply of the fluid from jugs to drums to large bulk delivery systems. The number of DEF truck stops is rising steadily, and the number of DEF pump locations across North America has tripled in two years from 550 in mid-2012 to over 1,700 by June 2014.

“Our research shows that heavier trucks are by far the main drivers of DEF consumption in the region, however, the light-duty and passenger car sector, as well as the off-highway sector, are adding to demand and we estimate overall consumption of DEF across North America to hit one billion gallons in 2019,” says Fabricio Cardoso, editor of the DEF Market Dynamics Report.

Pickup trucks, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) models and other diesel passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles are increasingly taking up SCR, meaning that the requirement for DEF across these sectors is also rising.

The diesel market for passenger cars in North America is still marginal compared to gasoline engines, but rapidly expanding, as diesel cars allow better fuel savings and as public opinion towards diesel turns more positive.

As well as examining DEF demand, the DEF Market Dynamics Report analyses the existing supply chain in North America, listing the different types of producers, distributors and retailers. It also assesses the competitiveness of domestic urea producers to deliver DEF to the main consumption markets or to supply concentrated urea solution to a dilution plant, in comparison to the available imported options (DEF or prilled urea).


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