Group’s Consolidated Output
Stated in ‘000 tonnes |
2008 |
2007 |
YOY, % |
Ammonia |
1,494 |
1,690 |
-12% |
incl. own use |
1,242 |
1,381 |
-10% |
Straight nitrogen fertilisers, including: |
1,710 |
1,665 |
3% |
incl. own use |
281 |
195 |
44% |
Ammonium nitrate |
997 |
1,214 |
-18% |
incl. own use |
81 |
94 |
-14% |
Urea |
449 |
450 |
0% |
incl. own use |
200 |
100 |
100% |
Urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) |
264 |
1 |
|
Multi-nutrient fertilisers, including: |
1,996 |
2,673 |
-25% |
incl. own use |
31 |
52 |
-40% |
NPK |
1,813 |
2,239 |
-19% |
incl. own use |
31 |
52 |
-40% |
NP |
5 |
136 |
-96% |
Bulk blends |
177 |
298 |
-40% |
Organic synthesis products, including: |
601 |
623 |
-4% |
incl. own use |
273 |
257 |
6% |
Methanol |
187 |
231 |
-19% |
incl. own use |
98 |
98 |
1% |
Formaldehyde |
193 |
184 |
5% |
incl. own use |
174 |
154 |
13% |
Urea-formaldehyde concentrate (UFC) |
- |
6 |
-100% |
incl. own use |
- |
6 |
-100% |
Urea-formaldehyde resins (UFR) |
221 |
203 |
9% |
incl. own use |
1 |
1 |
-15% |
Inorganic synthesis products, including: |
901 |
964 |
-7% |
Low-density and industrial ammonium nitrate |
272 |
189 |
44% |
Calcium carbonate |
484 |
554 |
-13% |
Liquid carbon dioxide |
45 |
57 |
-21% |
Argon |
6 |
7 |
-5% |
Hydrochloric acid |
93 |
157 |
-41% |
Veliky Novgorod Production Facility
(Russia)
Stated in ‘000 tonnes |
2008 |
2007 |
YOY, % |
Ammonia |
1,034 |
1,114 |
-7% |
incl. own use |
810 |
839 |
-3% |
Straight nitrogen fertilisers, including: |
1,104 |
977 |
13% |
incl. own use |
261 |
129 |
103% |
Ammonium nitrate |
391 |
527 |
-26% |
incl. own use |
61 |
29 |
113% |
Urea |
449 |
450 |
0% |
incl. own use |
200 |
100 |
100% |
Urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) |
264 |
1 |
|
Multi-nutrient fertilisers, including: |
1,104 |
1,190 |
-7% |
incl. own use |
18 |
19 |
-5% |
NPK |
1,039 |
1,006 |
3% |
incl. own use |
18 |
19 |
-5% |
NP |
5 |
136 |
-96% |
Bulk blends |
61 |
48 |
28% |
Organic synthesis products, including: |
516 |
495 |
4% |
incl. own use |
273 |
257 |
6% |
Methanol |
102 |
102 |
0% |
incl. own use |
98 |
98 |
1% |
Formaldehyde |
193 |
184 |
5% |
incl. own use |
174 |
154 |
13% |
Urea-formaldehyde concentrate (UFC) |
- |
6 |
-100% |
incl. own use |
- |
6 |
-100% |
Urea-formaldehyde resins (UFR) |
221 |
203 |
9% |
incl. own use |
1 |
1 |
-15% |
Inorganic synthesis products, including: |
590 |
517 |
14% |
Low-density and industrial ammonium nitrate |
212 |
139 |
52% |
Calcium carbonate |
353 |
348 |
1% |
Liquid carbon dioxide |
20 |
23 |
-16% |
Argon |
6 |
7 |
-5% |
Dorogobuzh Production Facility (Smolensk region, Russia)
Stated in ‘000 tonnes |
2008 |
2007 |
YOY, % |
Ammonia |
396 |
474 |
-16% |
incl. own use |
385 |
460 |
-16% |
Straight nitrogen fertilisers, including: |
606 |
688 |
-12% |
incl. own use |
20 |
66 |
-70% |
Ammonium nitrate |
606 |
688 |
-12% |
incl. own use |
20 |
66 |
-70% |
Multi-nutrient fertilisers, including: |
434 |
725 |
-40% |
incl. own use |
13 |
33 |
-61% |
NPK |
402 |
618 |
-35% |
incl. own use |
13 |
33 |
-61% |
Bulk blends |
32 |
107 |
-70% |
Inorganic synthesis products, including: |
218 |
290 |
-25% |
Low-density and industrial ammonium nitrate |
61 |
50 |
22% |
Calcium carbonate |
132 |
206 |
-36% |
Liquid carbon dioxide |
26 |
34 |
-24% |
Hongri Acron (Shandong province, China)
Stated in ‘000 tonnes |
2008 |
2007 |
YOY, % |
Ammonia |
64 |
102 |
-37% |
incl. own use |
47 |
83 |
-43% |
Multi-nutrient fertilisers, including: |
457 |
758 |
-40% |
NPK |
373 |
614 |
-39% |
Bulk blends |
84 |
144 |
-41% |
Organic synthesis products, including: |
85 |
129 |
-34% |
Methanol |
85 |
129 |
-34% |
Inorganic synthesis products, including: |
93 |
157 |
-41% |
Hydrochloric acid |
93 |
157 |
-41% |
Alexander Popov, chairman of Acron’s Board of Directors, commented on the Group’s performance:
“On the whole, 2008 was not as good for the Group as 2007. In Q4, plummeting global prices for mineral fertilisers forced the Group to cut output to half the normal level. At Dorogobuzh, performance was affected by the shutdown of its ammonia unit for scheduled maintenance and the disruption of phosphate supplies earlier in 2008. Hongi Acron cut back on its production, too, due to highly volatile prices for key inputs and adverse market conditions in the second half of the year.”