URALCHEM
has registered its anhydrous calcium nitrate with the European
Chemicals Agency in accordance with the European Community Regulation
on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006), which deals with the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical
substances (REACH).
Moscow,
Russia (July 18, 2013) -- URALCHEM
has registered its anhydrous calcium nitrate with the European
Chemicals Agency in accordance with the European Community Regulation
on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006), which deals with the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical
substances (REACH). This registration allows the company to
seamlessly deliver the product onto the EU market.
Anhydrous
calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2 is a new product for the company and was
launched at the company's plant in Kirovo-Chepetsk. Currently,
calcium nitrate is widely used as an additive in concrete and
construction mixes, as a constituent of process fluids in the
petroleum industry and as raw material for the chemical industry.
The
product can also be used as fertilizer. It contains nitrate nitrogen
and calcium in the best form for absorption by plants. Among the
useful properties of calcium is its ability to increase the strength
of cell walls. Use of calcium nitrate increases the yield by 10-15%
and significantly improves consumer quality of vegetables and fruit.
It also stimulates root development, especially the development of
root hairs. Calcium nitrate aids the formation of membranes and
strengthens cell walls of plants; it stimulates enzyme activity and
metabolism; it also promotes photosynthesis and speeds up the
transportation of hydrocarbons and nitrogen assimilation in plants.
Usage of the product increases plants' resistance to environmental
stress factors as well as fungal and bacterial diseases.
"Compliance
with the requirements of the REACH regulation is a necessary
condition for the supply and turn over of chemical substances on the
EU market. URALCHEM is closely following developments in this area,
and strictly complies with all requirements concerning circulation of
chemicals in the EU", commented Tatiana Rozarenova, Head of
Customers and Regulators Department at URALCHEM.
Today,
the REACH regulation is one of the most complex technical regulations
in the European Union. In 2010, URALCHEM registered 27 substances
according to the requirements of the regulation and became one of the
first Russian manufacturers in the chemical industry to submit data
on its products to the European Chemicals Agency.
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PR
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URALCHEM,
OJSC
Tel:
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URALCHEM,
OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate
fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over
2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of
ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of
complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is
the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number
one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in
Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch
of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm;
MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk,
Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk,
Moscow region.
Some
of the information in this press release may contain projections or
other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the
future financial performance of URALCHEM. We wish to caution you that
these statements are only predictions. We do not intend to update
these statements and our actual results may differ materially from
those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements,
including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of
profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions,
the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary
regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the
Russian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk
management and the impact of general business and global economic
conditions.
