A freighter unloads 2,980 tons of urea used to make Diesel Emission Fluid for cars at a quay in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, in this Nov. 13, 2021, file photo. Yonhap

LX International, the general trading arm of LX Group, said Monday 1,100 tons of urea will arrive in South Korea from China this week.

The shipment ― the first batch of an import contract with China for 10,000 tons ― will arrive in the southeastern port city of Busan, Tuesday, LX International said.

In November, the trading company secured the amount in a move to help address a supply crunch of urea, a key component of Diesel Emission Fluid (DEF) needed in cars to cut emissions.

The firm said it secured the urea from a fertilizer plant in China, which it invested in 2013.