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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Eurochem, a
leading global mineral fertilizer producer, and Stamicarbon, the innovation and
license company of Maire Tecnimont Group, have announced the formal opening of
Russia’s first urea-ammonium sulphate (UAS) plant at EuroChem’s Novomoskovskiy
Azot plant, located about 200 kilometers south of Moscow, as per Hydrocarbonprocessing.
Stamicarbon
designed the ammonium sulphate plant at Novomoskovsk with a capacity of 400 mtpd
urea and 600 mtpd UAS. After commissioning of the granulation equipment, UAS
production started earlier today under the supervision of Stamicarbon engineers
on site. The startup went very smoothly and the first UAS granules are now
rolling off the production line.
Stamicarbon developed a process for the
production of granulated urea containing ammonium sulphate (UAS) following an
increased demand for granulated urea containing macro- and
micro-nutrients.
Main features of the Stamicarbon UAS technology are the
large range of ammonium sulphate concentrations (0-50 wt%) that can be handled
without modifying the granulation plant and the high quality of UAS granules
produced.
Urea ammonium sulphate helps farmers significantly increase
crop yields. UAS production will complement EuroChem’s current portfolio of
sulphur-enriched fertilizers, which includes ammonium sulphate (AS) and ammonium
sulphate-nitrate (ASN). The opening ceremony today was attended by Igor Nechaev,
General Director of MCC EuroChem, the Group’s Russian arm, Henri Smolenaers,
Project Manager Stamicarbon and Semen Evreinov, Head of Stamicarbon’s office
Russia. |
