In the wake of the massive ammonium nitrate explosion in the port of Beirut, Ukraine, a major importer and consumer of fertilizers, is to tighten up its handling of this potentially hazardous product

Friday, August 7, 2020
In the wake of the massive ammonium nitrate explosion in the port of Beirut, Ukraine, a major importer and consumer of fertilizers, is to tighten up its handling of this potentially hazardous product

In the wake of the massive ammonium nitrate explosion in the port of Beirut, Ukraine, a major importer and consumer of fertilizers, is to tighten up its handling of this potentially hazardous product. President Zelenskiy ordered Prime Minister Shmygal yesterday to take measures to prevent ‘manmade disasters’ from the mishandling of “fertilizers, which, due to their intrinsic properties, can pose a threat to the life and health of people.” Last year, Ukraine imported about 500,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, largely by sea.

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