Nitrogen

Yara has launched YaraIrix, a tool for precision farming that allows farmers to measure crop Nitrogen requirements using their smartphones.

A new 135 000 tpa nitric acid unit has been commissioned by Acron Group.

Any purchases will commence following the expiration of the current normal course issuer bid on 22 February 2019.

Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is a popular nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture for plant nutrition. Due to the difficult screening characteristics of CAN, Yara has implemented RHEWUM technology to expand its capacity.

Laura Cross, Head of Nitrogen Analysis at CRU Group, discusses what she expects from the 2019 nitrogen market.

Saskatchewan-based fertilizer company Karnalyte Resources Inc. provides a corporate update and outlines plans for 2019, including details of potash and nitrogen production.

Casale has been awarded a contract by Messrs Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL), a fully owned subsidiary of M/s Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, India (DFPCL) for a new technical ammonium nitrate plant.

Priyanka Khemka, Nexant, details the consumption and capacity developments of nitrogen fertilizers in Asia.

Priyanka Khemka, Nexant, details the consumption and capacity developments of nitrogen fertilizers in Asia.

Finished imported NPK products are said to be affected by The Central Bank of Nigeria's announcement to cut foreign currency access for all fertilizer imports.

Acron Group, one of the leading mineral fertilizer producers in Russia and worldwide, is building two nitric acid units with a total capacity of 270 000 tpy at Veliky Novgorod-based production facility.

Jennifer Willis-Jones, CRU Fertilizer Week, looks at possible consequences of a worsening in relations between Russia and Ukraine and its potential effect on nitrogen fertilizer trade.

9M18 revenue was RUB 77 779 million, up 12% y/y (9M17: RUB 69 289 million). In dollar equivalent, revenue was up 7% to US$1266 million from US$1188 million.

The Garretson facility in South Dakota, US, is Nachurs Alpine Solutions’ seventh plant across North America.

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp. will be supplied KBR’s proprietary equipment for its plant in Tamil Nadu.