Voskresensk Mineral Fertilizers (part of Uralchem) reported the production results for 2022. In total, 756 thousand tons of marketable products were produced last year, 7.4% more than a year earlier. At the same time, the output of mineral fertilizers increased by 9.8% to 723 thousand tons.
Growth was recorded in almost all types of manufactured products. For example, the production of NPKS-4 fertilizer (15:15:15:11) increased by 9.4% to 160 thousand tons and a record amount of NPK-1 fertilizer was produced – 375.3 thousand tons, which is 2.5 times more than in 2021. High production rates of water-soluble NPK fertilizers were also recorded and amounted to more than 12 thousand tons (an increase of 4.5%).
189 thousand tons of phosphoric acid were produced. In May, a record output of this product reached – 18.8 thousand tons. This result was achieved due to large-scale work on the technical re-equipment of the phosphoric acid workshop No. 3, as well as thanks to projects to improve the operational efficiency of production and reduce losses.
A separate structural unit in the city of Yartsevo (Smolensk region) produced 21.1 thousand tons of AdBlue solution, a reagent used to clean diesel engine exhaust gases. Productivity growth compared to the previous year amounted to 43.5%.
Souce : Kirill Shakin