Acron launches blended fertilizer production in Veliky Novgorod

The new unit was designed by Novgorod GIAP (a member of Acron Group) and cost RUB150 million. With the unit commissioned, Acron will extend its product range by almost 30 types of blended fertilizers and be able to rapidly adjust to customer demands.

Acron Board of Directors Chair Alexander Popov comments: “The project’s key objective is to diversify the product portfolio and benefit from demand for premium products that are derived from straight fertilizers. Today, farmers are focused on precise fertilizer application. Blended fertilizers fit this technology very well”.

The project included construction of four 150 t storage facilities and a product shipment facility with an underground bunker based on the existing AN shop. The unit is equipped with component dosing, continuous handling, aspiration, and weighting systems. The whole process of blended fertilizer production is automated and managed by a single operator. Acron also secured multi-component chemical composition and continuity of the production process. Blended fertilizers will be shipped both in bulk and packed. The current rail track was extended by another 200 m and equipped with a new crossing.

Acron Group also produces blended fertilizers at its Dorogobuzh facility. In 2017, Acron Group produced over 670 000 t of blends in Smolensk region.

Blended fertilizers are complex fertilizers produced by dry mixing straight fertilizers. Dry blended fertilizers are used for basic application, pre-sowing treatment, and plant nutrition. They are applied to all types of soil and for all crops where controlled introduction of nutrients is required. Nutrients ratios depend on soil composition and crop type.

Read the article online at: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/project-news/25012019/acron-launches-blended-fertilizer-production-in-veliky-novgorod/