Acron Group, Moscow, provided further details on its 100,000 mt/y capacity granulated calcium nitrate unit under development at its Veliky Novgorod site in northwest Russia. The group reported the launch of the new project (GM March 19, p. 1).
The CAN unit will be the group’s first with production expected to start in 2022.
Acron said it plans to produce different calcium nitrate brands for both agricultural and industrial needs. The agricultural brands will include products for open-ground application and water-soluble fertilizer for greenhouse facilities.
Feedstock for the CAN unit will be liquid calcium nitrate, a semi-finished by-product of apatite concentrate processing at the group’s NPK units. Total investment is estimated to be about $22 million.