Azot is increasing its production of nitrite/nitrate salts

09.02.2012 — News

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Azot, a subsidiary of UCC URALCHEM, OJSC, produced 22% more nitrite/nitrate salts in 2011 than it did in 2010.

The company's press office told RusBusinessNews that there are plans to increase production even more in 2012. In light of these plans, the company purchased its fourth tanker truck - silo semi-trailer from the German company FFB. Each day this truck will deliver about 120 tons of soda ash to the nitrite/nitrate salts plant, which will be used to manufacture mineral fertilizers.

The Unified Chemical Company URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest companies in the market for nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers in Russia and the CIS. Its subsidiaries produce over 2.5 million tons of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tons of ammonia, 0.8 million tons of monoammonium and diammonium phosphates, 0.8 million tons of compound fertilizers, and 1.2 million tons of carbamide every year.