Rivne Azot, a part of Group DF’s nitrogen business, has resumed operations and reached 100% capacity at its basic fertilizer production shops, the company’s press service reports.
“The forced shutdown of the basic shops a month ago was caused by damage to the energy infrastructure in the region during the shelling. During the plant shutdown, we carried out maintenance and reconstruction of a number of production systems, including the power supply system at the enterprise. This will help reduce production risks and ensure stable operation of the plant’s basic shops during the season. We have successfully completed the commissioning of key units and launched the plant at full capacity to meet the growing seasonal demand for mineral fertilizers from farmers,” said Mykhailo Zabluda, Chairman of the Board of Rivne Azot.
According to the report, the plant has launched an ammonia shop (A-2), a nonconcentrated nitric acid shop and an ammonium nitrate shop. The capacity of the loaded ammonia line is 650 tons of ammonia per day and that of the non-concentrated nitric acid line is 1,000 tons of nitric acid per day. The ammonium nitrate shop will operate at the maximum capacity of the ammonia line, i.e. at least 40 thousand tons of nitrate per month.
Currently, the plant is focused on supplying fertilizers to the domestic market of Ukraine. The products are shipped to customers across the country under contracts.
As reported earlier, Group DF’s capital investments in Ostchem’s nitrogen business in 2024 will amount to about EUR86 million. The purpose of the CAPEX investment is to optimize cost coefficients, reduce losses of various types of energy and improve the cost of finished products.
On April 12, Group DF and Hyundai ENGINEERING CO signed an agreement to build a chemical hub in Rivne. The project envisages the construction of green ammonia and hydrogen plants based on renewable energy sources; new enterprises and production sites for nitrogen fertilizers and chemical derivatives.
Ostchem has launched a 300,000-tonne-per-year production facility for UAN at Rivne Azot. The project is primarily aimed at farmers in the western regions of Ukraine.
Ostchem is a nitrogen holding of Dmitry Firtash’s Group DF, which unites the largest mineral fertilizer producers in Ukraine. Since 2011, it has included Rivne Azot and Cherkasy Azot, as well as Sievierodonetsk Azot and Stirol, which are out of operation and located in the occupied territories.
Cherkasy Azot PJSC (Cherkasy, Ukraine) is one of the largest Ukrainian chemical enterprises. The design production capacity is 962.7 thousand tons per year of ammonia, 970 thousand tons per year of ammonium nitrate, 891.6 thousand tons of urea, and 1 million tons per year of UAN.
Rivne Azot is one of the largest Ukrainian chemical companies in Western Ukraine. On April 12, 2024, Group DF and South Korean Hyundai Engineering signed an agreement to build a chemical hub in Rivne. The project envisages the construction of green ammonia and hydrogen plants based on renewable energy sources; new enterprises and production sites for nitrogen fertilizers and chemical derivatives.
