Uralchem ups output 6% in Jan-Sept
MOSCOW. Nov 14 (Interfax) - The companies of Russian fertilizer producer Uralchem increased output 6% year-on-year in January-September 2011 to 3.81 million tonnes, the company reported.
Production of ammonium nitrate increased 7%, while output was reduced to zero for diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate sulfur because of the market situation. Instead output increased 63% for ammonium phosphate and 18% for compound fertilizers.
Output of other mineral fertilizers increased 110% thanks to higher sales and exports of potassium nitrate. Production for industrial consumers grew 28% thanks to increased sales on the domestic market of sulfuric and nitrogen acid, aluminum fluoride and phosphogypsum.
Comparative production indicators (in tonnes):
| Product name | 9 months of 2010 | 9 months of 2011 | Change |
| Ammonium nitrate and its derivatives | 1 906 071 | 2 032 432 | 7% |
| Ammonium | 395 693 | 402 734 | 2% |
| Urea | 354 460 | 364 755 | 3% |
| Compound fertilizers | 378 496 | 445 604 | 18% |
| Diammonium phosphate | 159 159 | - | -100% |
| Ammonium phosphate | 218 871 | 357 171 | 63% |
| Monoammonium phosphate | 10 533 | - | -100% |
| Other mineral fertilizers | 4 051 | 8 381 | 107% |
| Other chemical products | 159 319 | 203 960 | 28% |
| Total | 3 586 652 | 3 815 037 | 6% |
Uralchem's main production assets are: the Azot branch of Uralchem in Berezniki (Perm), Mineral Fertilizer Plant of Kirovo-Chepetsk (Kirov region), and Voskresensk Mineral Fertilizer (Voskresensk, Moscow region).
