OREANDA-NEWS. For the first three months of 2007 Kingisepp enterprise of EuroChem produced 178,800 tonnes of core products (88.4% of the level for the corresponding period last year), of which 127,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers (vs. 147,000 tonnes year-on-year), 51,000 tonnes of defluorinated phosphate (DFP) (94% of the level of Q1 2006).

The focus was on ammophos (MAP) production – a high-concentrated fertilizer. In the total list of fertilizers produced, the volume of ammophos was 121,100 tonnes, up 26,500 tonnes (28%) from the first quarter 2006.

By order of Lenoblagrokhimia OAO 5,000 tonnes of ammophoska universal grade were produced (a complex NPK fertilizer). The superphosphate production plan was cut for commercial reasons. 1,200 tonnes of superphosphate was produced.