In January-September 2023, Ostchem’s enterprises produced 1.57 million tons of mineral fertilizers. Cherkasy Azot increased the production of mineral fertilizers by 148% to 1.22 million tons and Rivneazot – by 7% to 347,300 tons.
Regarding production volumes, urea, urea-ammonia mixture (UAN), and ammonium nitrate grew most dynamically. The production of UAN increased by 150%, urea by 202%, and ammonium nitrate by 89%. At the same time, the production volume of lime-ammonium nitrate decreased by 72% to 36,900 tons.
According to Serhiy Pavlyuchuk, the head of Ostchem’s nitrogen business, its nine-month production plans have been 100% fulfilled, and plant capacities were loaded more evenly than in the previous year.