Acron Group launched a plant for the production of granulated calcium nitrate (calcium nitrate) with a capacity of 100 thousand tons per year at a production site in Veliky Novgorod, reports official site of the exhibition YUGAGRO-202.
Liquid calcium nitrate, a semi-product of apatite concentrate processing in the production of complex NPK fertilizers, became the raw material for obtaining a new fertilizer.
The volume of investments amounted to about 1,5 billion rubles.
The production is planned to produce various grades of calcium nitrate: for agriculture and for industry. Among the grades for agriculture will be produced intended for application to open ground and water-soluble for greenhouses.
A special warehouse is equipped for storing fertilizer. Shipment of products is carried out by rail and trucks in bags, stretch hoods and big bags.
“With the commissioning of the calcium nitrate plant, we have completed our portfolio with a high-quality premium product that is highly efficient in agriculture and environmentally friendly. At the same time, we also increased the potential of the existing production of complex fertilizers by expanding the processing capabilities,” said Vladimir Kunitsky, General Director (President) of PJSC Acron.
Calcium nitrate or calcium nitrate is a fertilizer that is widely used in agriculture. It is produced in the form of a crystalline salt and is highly soluble in water, has a high calcium content (19%) and the absence of insoluble impurities. It is used on various types of soils, but is especially effective on sod-podzolic soils.