<Anchor> We



bring you the news of the shortage of urea. The lack of urea water is showing signs of spreading not only to citizens' lives such as buses and couriers, but also to the entire domestic industry. In the steel and automobile industries, which require urea water in the production process, inventories are running out.



First, reporter Han Ji-yeon reports.



<Reporter> The



steel industry needs urea water to reduce nitrogen oxides not only in trucks that transport materials, but also in the production process.



If the shortage of urea water is prolonged, production may be disrupted.



[Steel industry official: We are using urea water from nitrogen oxide-treated facilities, but we are closely monitoring the situation because we currently have inventory at the level within a month.]



Auto industry that injects urea into finished diesel vehicles and sells them We are also concerned that we may experience difficulties in shipping.



[Automobile industry official: (Number of elements) It is true that you have to put it in and take it with you. If it goes on for a long time, the shipment will be delayed.]



Public transportation, which is the 'foot of the common people', is also expected to be affected.



Of the 50,000 route buses nationwide, about 20,000 diesel buses require urea water.



One bus company's urea water tank is already two-thirds empty.



[Bus Driver: If you ask a lot, it will cost about 10,000 (liter), but even if we asked for it, he gave only 2,000 (liter).]



[Bus Driver: If the car stops, it will probably be more difficult for the citizens.

Because it is a citizen's foot...

.] There



was a spark at the rental car company as well.



[Rental car company president: There is an emergency.

Because now it is more precious than the gold jar, more precious than the gold jar.

I'm having a bit of an



argument with

customers.] Since

urea, a raw material, is not imported, the production disruption of the urea water manufacturer has already started in earnest.



At Lotte Fine Chemical, which makes half of domestic urea water, some of its production lines have stopped operating since last week.



If there is no tangible result in securing the number of elements within this week, the impact is expected to spread throughout our industry and life.