URALCHEM’s total output grew by 4% in 2017
The output of commercial products by URALCHEM’s plants in 2017 amounted to over 6.3 million tonnes, which sets a new record for the company and is a 4% (258 thousand tonnes) increase year-on-year.
The production of ammonium nitrate and its derivatives, and ammonia in general, remained at a high level of 2016. Urea output increased by 6% due to quick repairs of urea units at the Azot and PMF Branches. In 2017, for the first time in company’s history, URALCHEM has produced over 3 million tonnes of gross ammonia and 2,7 million tonnes of gross nitric acid.
The production of complex fertilizers grew by 16% because of higher daily output at JSC Voskresensk Mineral Fertilizers. The output of phosphate fertilizers decreased by 10% subsequent to refocusing on the production of the more marketable NPK 10-26-26. The increase in the output of other chemical products is explained by more calcium nitrate produced at the KCCW Branch owing to the commissioning of new capacity in Q3 2016.
URALCHEM Group’s performance, ‘000 tonnes
|
Product |
2016 |
2017 |
Change, ‘000 tonnes |
Change, % |
|
Ammonium nitrate and its derivatives |
2,945 |
2,963 |
18 |
1% |
|
Ammonia |
804 |
823 |
19 |
2% |
|
Urea |
1,157 |
1,225 |
68 |
6% |
|
Complex fertilizers |
751 |
872 |
121 |
16% |
|
DAP/MAP |
129 |
116 |
-13 |
-10% |
|
Other mineral fertilizers |
23 |
24 |
1 |
3% |
|
Other chemical products |
254 |
298 |
44 |
18% |
|
Total |
6,063 |
6,321 |
258 |
4% |