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(Acron) -- In
2011 the Group’s total commercial output was up 4.9% year-on-year to 5,821,600
tonnes, record high for the Group’s history. In 2011 the Group’s ammonia output increased 2.8% and nitrogen fertiliser
output rose 7.3% year-on-year. Demand for all nitrogen fertilisers remained
strong in 2011 which allowed Acron and Dorogobuzh to maintain maximum
utilisation of their production facilities. The Group’s nitrogen fertilisers are
in great demand both in Russia and in Asia, North and Latin America.
In H1 2012 Acron intends to commission a new urea facility with the
production capacity of 330,000 tonnes per year which will enable the Group to
boost urea and UAN production already this year.
In 2011 the environment of the complex fertiliser world market remained
favourable. Due to this, all production facilities of the Group operated at high
utilisation level and raised output 6.5% in this segment, including 20% increase
in the output of bulk blends.
The Group posted higher output of industrial products which went up 8.4% in
this segment (1,011,400 tonnes). Due to recovery of demand for low-density and technical-grade ammonium
nitrate on the part of industrial consumers (mining companies), the Group’s
Russian facilities increased its output 37.2% year-on-year.
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