Tertre, Belgium-Kemira GrowHow Oyj’s nitric acid plant in Tertre suffered a fire Feb. 3. The fire was contained inside the plant, and there were no human injuries or environmental incidents. Other buildings in the area remained safe, and the two other nitric acid plants at the area continue normal production. The fire caused production interruptions that will last approximately ten weeks, according to preliminary estimates. Kemira said the plant is insured for property damage and business interruption. The production interruptions will reduce fertilizer production at Tertre by approximately one-fourth during the shut-down, but Kemira said the interruptions would not affect industrial customers.
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