Acron Group said it has delivered more than 50,000 mt of calcium nitrate (CN) to its customers since commissioning a new unit at its Veliky Novgorod production site in northwest Russia in August 2022. Acron is supplying the CN in 25 kg bags and in various types of “big bags.”
The unit was Acron’s first CN production unit and has capacity to produce 100,000 mt/y of granulated product (GM Aug. 12, 2022). Acron uses liquid CN, a byproduct of apatite concentrate processing at the group’s NPK plants, as the feedstock for the new product, according to a company statement on July 7. Acron said the unit has been exceeding its design capacity since the beginning of 2023. Production has also started on a new brand of CN containing boron. The unit produces various brands both for agriculture and industry. The CN tons have been sold in Russia, Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, the group said.