Article: Taking a global approach.(CFPI-Nufarm/Lobeco Products Inc.)(Brief Article)

Article: Satisfactory solutions? Safety and security issues, not least onerous new regulations, are assailing producers, vendors and users of high-density ammonium nitrate. It is likely that the industry will have to switch to alternative forms of delivering this agronomically useful material.(AMMONIUM NITRATE)
Nitrogen & Syngas;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Half of the nitrogen content of ammonium nitrate (AN) is in the nitrate form, which...and dry conditions. Consequently, ammonium nitrate has historically been a popular fertiliser...available. Hitherto the advantages of ammonium nitrate have tended to outweigh its disadvantages...

Article: Sen. Pryor Introduces Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......introduced the Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 (S. 1463), legislation...Security to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists." The bill, introduced...

Article: Rep. Thompson Introduces Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......introduced the Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 (H.R. 1680), legislation...Security to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists." The bill, introduced...

Article: The other kind of AN. (Ammonium Nitrate).
Nitrogen & Methanol;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Whatever its future as a fertilizer, ammonium nitrate will continue to be produced for technical...cataclysm at Toulouse reminded us, ammonium nitrate can be explosive, and that property...ANFO -- a composition of about 94% ammonium nitrate and 6% fuel oil -- is widely used...

Article: Ukrainian Dumping is Latest Concern For the US Ammonium Nitrate Market.(Brief Article)
Chemical Market Reporter;  November 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ...THE US ammonium nitrate industry continues to face margin...cost-price squeeze, profit margins for ammonium nitrate were expected to improve once...dumped into the US has prompted ammonium nitrate producers to seek further relief...

Article: The changing ammonium nitrate business.(fertilizer production)
Nitrogen & Methanol;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......of both the main fertilizer grades of ammonium nitrate and of low density ammonium nitrate which is used primarily as a blasting...environmental and economic considerations. The ammonium nitrate market still represents a substantial...

Article: TFI Lauds Senate Introduction of 'Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005'.
PR Newswire;  May 26, 2005 ;     678 words ......Recordkeeping of Sellers and Purchasers of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire...introducing the Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005. The bill, introduced...registration of all facilities that handle ammonium nitrate fertilizer and recordkeeping on ...

Article: Shortage of ammonium nitrate gives India's mine sector a headache.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 1, 2004 ;     362 words ......companies going slow on the production of ammonium nitrate (AN), the main raw material for the...industry is reeling under a severe ammonium nitrate shortage of 45 percent which in turn...across sectors. The total production of ammonium nitrate is down to 220,000 tonnes per annum...

Article: SA: Ammonium nitrate missing in Adelaide
AAP General News (Australia);  April 8, 2004 ;     417 words ......General News (Australia) 04-08-2004 SA: Ammonium nitrate missing in Adelaide By Steve Larkin...April 8 AAP - More than 3.5 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in terrorist...routine audit of a transport company. Ammonium nitrate can be used in bomb-making and recently...

Article: Keeping it safe.(environmentally safe ammonium nitrate plants)
Nitrogen & Methanol;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......efficiency and environmental cleanliness, ammonium nitrate plant designers and operators have...considerations. Millions of tons of ammonium nitrate are produced, stored, handled, transported...to remember that, because although ammonium nitrate is a potentially dangerous material...

Article: The market for low density AN: although a minority use for ammonium nitrate, the explosives sector continues to provide one of the major growth areas for the compound.(Ammonium Nitrate)
Nitrogen & Methanol;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...While ammonium nitrate's future as a fertilizer is beginning...never been more popular. Indeed, ammonium nitrate remains the most popular commercial...fertiliser grade (FGAN) and low density ammonium nitrate (LDAN) is the density of the final...

Article: SECURE HANDLING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE:JAMES W. MCMAHON
Congressional Testimony;  December 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......addressing this critical issue. Use of Ammonium Nitrate As A Weapon The use of ammonium nitrate as a weapon by terrorists, unfortunately...August 24, 1970, a van filled with ammonium nitrate and fuel oil was detonated next to...

Article: The day Texas City lost its fire department: 60th anniversary of cargo ship explosion that killed 27 firefighters.(HAZMAT STUDIES)(ammonium nitrate)
Firehouse Magazine;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......at the port taking on a load of ammonium nitrate fertilizer to be shipped to Europe...Grandcamp was scheduled to load the ammonium nitrate cargo at the Port of Houston. However, ammonium nitrate is not permitted to be handled at...

Article: REP. BILIRAKIS URGES SWIFT PASSAGE OF BILL TO REGULATE AMMONIUM NITRATE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 27, 2007 ;     404 words ......the safety and security of America's ammonium nitrate industry. Rep. Bilirakis joined his...passage of the Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 (H.R. 1680). "There currently...regulate the sale and distribution of ammonium nitrate in the United States," said Bilirakis...