OREANDA-NEWS. Belarus' output of all mineral fertilizers grew 35.5% on the year in January-September 2014 to 5.642 million tonnes, a representative of Belarus' Statistics Committee told.

The output of potash fertilizers grew 42.9% on the year in January-September to 4.854 million tonnes, nitrogen fertilizers - up 4.7% to 636,100 tonnes, and the production of phosphate fertilizers went down 4.6% to 152,900 tonnes in the period.

Chemical fibre and filament production reduced 10.9% to 143,200 tonnes.

Combined output of Belarus' chemical and petrochemical industry went up 22.8% on the year in January-September 2014 to 49.565 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br) in monetary terms (USD 4.636 billion at the NBB rate).

In value terms, inventories of mineral fertilizers were at 42% of the average monthly output, or 2.067 trillion rubles (USD 193.349 million) as of October 1, 2014.

Mineral fertilizer inventories grew by 29.1% on the month as of October 1, 2014, up to 29,900 tonnes.