Odessa portside plant halts production

Odessa portside plant halts production of ammonia and urea.

The management of JSC “Odessa port plant” has decided to stop the units for production of ammonia and urea, as their price on world markets is falling, while the price of gas, which is used as raw material, is growing.

This was announced by first Deputy Chairman of the Board of IPF Nicholas Surikov on his page in Facebook.

“In the current market situation tolling scheme unprofitable for the company cavalca. And as long as in conjunction with the Cabinet there is no compromise on the special conditions of gas supply, alternative tolling contract is not expected” – wrote Surikov.

He also noted that in connection with the terms of the compelled stop in the shops will be made in the necessary maintenance work.

Ammonia and carbamide (urea) are the main products, privoljskaya on the SCR. Ammonia is produced on two units, each of which produces about 1,700 tons per day. Ammonia is one of the most important products of the chemical industry, its annual world production exceeds 180 million tons.

The performance of urea – up to 1250 tons/day. Urea (carbamide) is a chemical compound, a diamide of carbonic acid. The annual production of urea in the world is approximately 100 million tons. The production of urea combine with ammonia production. Urea is mostly used as nitrogen fertilizer.

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