Uralchem, Moscow, reported a 1 percent increase in first-half production of commercial products to 3.32 million mt, up from the year-ago 3.29 million mt.
At Voskresensk Mineral Fertilizers, six-month output was up 11 percent on the year due to the commissioning of a new MAP production line. Commercial ammonia production at Uralchem’s Azot operation in Berezniki increased 6 percent year-over-year.
At Uralchem’s KCKK operation in Kirovo-Cheptesk, commercial output of ammonium nitrate was 2 percent higher in the first half of the year compared with a year-ago, while CAN production increased by 25 percent
Uralchem recently launched the production of AdBlue at Yartsevo in Russia’s Smolensk region (GM July 16, p. 33). In its output statement this week, it said it had produced more than 4,000 mt of AdBlue by the end of June.
Production capacity of AdBlue at the Yartsevo site is about 1,250 mt per month, with the possibility of raising this to up to 2,500 mt per month, according to Uralchem. The producer said in early July it plans to ship two-to-three 25-ton tanker truck loads per month to different customers.