Who owns Yara Pilbara?
Yara International
Yara Pilbara Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norway’s Yara International. It owns 100% of Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (formerly known as Burrup Fertilisers) which operates an ammonia plant located near Karratha on the Burrup Peninsula.
What does Orica produce?
It can now produce around 350,000 tonnes of ammonia, 330,000 tonnes of nitric acid and 430,000 tonnes of industrial-grade ammonium nitrate per annum.
Where is ammonia manufactured in Australia?
Kooragang Island’s ammonia plant uses natural gas (methane) to produce approximately 360,000 tonnes of ammonia (NH3) per annum. This ammonia is used in the manufacture of nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, and is also sold for use as an agricultural fertiliser and a refrigerant.
What is technical ammonium nitrate?
Ammonium Nitrate Characteristics Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3, CAS RN: 6484-52-2) is a crystalline powder varying in color from almost white to brown. It is classified as an oxidizer and will accelerate burning when involved in a fire. Thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate occurs >200 °C.
How do you apply ammonium nitrate fertilizer?
The standard method of application is by broadcast spreading the granules. These will rapidly melt in water to allow the nitrogen to release into the soil. The rate of application is 2/3 to 1 1/3 cup (157.5 – 315 ml.) of ammonium nitrate fertilizer per 1,000 square feet (93 sq.
What do you use ammonium nitrate for?
Ammonium nitrate is used commonly in fertilizers; in pyrotechniques, herbicides, and insecticides; and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide. It is used as an absorbent for nitrogen oxides, an ingredient of freezing mixtures, an oxidizer in rocket propellants, and a nutrient for yeast and antibiotics.
What does Orica Gladstone make?
ammonium nitrate
The facility produces ammonium nitrate and sodium cyanide products which is used in the Queensland mining operations as well as national and international mining industries.
When did ICI become Orica?
2 February 1998
When parent company ICI Plc divested its major shareholding in ICI Australia in 1997, a new independent Australasian company was formed; and on 2 February 1998 we became known as Orica.
Who makes ammonia in Australia?
The Yara Pilbara Fertilisers plant is one of the largest ammonia production sites in the world and we export ammonia to domestic and global markets from the nearby port of Dampier, which is mainly used in fertilisers to help feed the world.
Is Yara fertilizer organic?
As a result of several years of research and development, Yara brought a new organic fertilizer line with a high nitrogen content, which was produced by Ecolan, to the Finnish market in 2019.