Moscow-Russian fertilizer producer UralChem OJSC’s Azot OJSC (Berezniki, Perm region) has begun deliveries of a new product – concentrated ammonium nitrate solution – to mining enterprises. Annual output of the product will reach approximately 30,000-35,000 mt. “Ammonium nitrate solutions are a key component in the production of innovative emulsion explosives (EE), which are widely used in the mining industry to develop mineral deposits,” the company said. “The use of this solution can significantly reduce energy consumption by granular ammonium nitrate dissolution units and greatly decrease the emulsifier consumption index.” Azot has reportedly set up a technical system to adjust solution concentration and oxygen balance to meet customers’ needs, and has also built a special cistern to maintain the solution’s appropriate temperature of 130 to 140 degrees Celsius. UralChem said it is the only Russian company with a railway cistern constructed to comply with the product’s temperature requirements. The cistern holds up to 60 mt and is able to travel up to 1,000 kilometers. In addition, the company has acquired three 25 mt containers for highway transport.
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