Identified characteristics (solidity, bulk weight, porosity and deterioration) of NPF granules were obtained from
ammonium nitrate melt and Central Kyzylkum phosphate powder.
US administration was of the view that
Ammonium Nitrate is smuggled to Afghanistan where Taliban militants and their supporters use it in preparing IEDs.
Police said an improvised bomb killed one person and injured 32 others in downtown Nairobi last month and they believe
ammonium nitrate was used.
The JV will also distribute
ammonium nitrate and other explosives to miners in the Pilbara region, the Norwegian group said in a statement, adding that a heads of agreement on the deal had been signed.
That would be welcome news to coalition forces in Afghanistan, where the Taliban is planting roadside bombs made from hard-to-detect
ammonium nitrate fertilizers.
He said the
ammonium nitrate had been smuggled from Pakistan.
The Danish DLG company, which is responsible for most fertiliser sales in Denmark, says that fertiliser with a high
ammonium nitrate content can be replaced with a lower grade product.
23 March 2011 - Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara International ASA (OSL: YAR) said today it will build a technical
ammonium nitrate (TAN) plant in Burrup, Western Australia, for USD700m.
Key words: chemical resistance,
ammonium nitrate, attack period, compression strength, silica fume
A single-train process plant is currently planned for installation, with a nominal capacity of 1,060 metric tons per day of
ammonium nitrate. The process designs of the nitric acid and
ammonium nitrate units will apply the technologies of Espindesa, a subsidiary of Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain.
eC[pounds sterling]Chihota villagers have invented optional fertiliser by turning human excreta into organic manure with urine being used in the mixture instead of
ammonium nitrate,eC[yen] the state Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The new guidance, drawn up by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), Defra the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), outlines in one comprehensive document the procedures to be followed if any consignment of
ammonium nitrate fails to pass the Detonation Resistance Test (DRT).