OREANDA-NEWS. September 3, 2012. The sales volume of commodity products realized by “KuibyshevAzot” OJSC for 6 months in 2012 amounted 15.6 billion rubles, which is 6.5 % more than the last year results for the corresponding period.

Net income amounted 2.5 billion rubles.

Compared with the results for the corresponding period of 2011 the output of major products was as follows:

- ammonia – 322 Kt (101%);

- mineral fertilizers in terms of 100% nitrogen – 231 Kt (101,6 %), including:

ammonium nitrate – 285,7 Kt (102,1%);

urea – 175,3 Kt (99,3 %);

ammonium sulphate –243,8 Kt (104%);

- caprolactam – 95,3 Kt (100%);

- polyamide-6 – 58,3 Kt (80 %);

- industrial yarn – 5,6 Kt (83,6%);

- cord fabric – 3 Kt (98%).

At the polyamide production facilities the planned repair work was in progress.

There was finished installation of equipment; the start-up of it at the ammonium sulphate compaction plant is in progress.

Third soda melt crystallizing table was commissioned at the caprolactam production, what increased the production of commodity soda ash by 50% while reducing the impact on the environment.

There was started a cooling system of air upstream the prilling towers fluid bed vessels at the ammonium nitrate production, resulting in growth of output and ammonium nitrate quality.