Belarus state-owned nitrogen fertilizer producer Grodno Azot is reported to have halted operations at its Ammonia-3 and Urea-3 production units since Sept. 10. Repair work is being undertaken and will be carried out over 25 days, according to the Belarusian producer.
Grodno said there was “no threat from the plants to workers, city residents, or the environment.”
The Urea-3 unit and an associated nitric acid unit had suffered an unscheduled shutdown in July, according to a Charter 97 report.
The producer has suffered a number of unscheduled shutdowns at various of its production units over the past 13-14 months, some of which have allegedly been due to worker sabotage.