Nitrogen producer KazAzot has exported its first batch of domestically produced ammonium nitrate via Azerbaijan to the port of Batumi in Georgia for export, according to an Azeri news report. The Kazakh producer plans to export an additional 16 lots this year.
KazAzot’s ammonium nitrate plant is the only nitrogen unit in the country and was commissioned in 2006 with an initial nameplate capacity of 330,000 mt/y. It underwent a capacity expansion to 400,000 mt/y in 2020.