Yuzhny July ammonia shipments fall on supply cut

05 August 2008 11:07  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Ammonia shipments from the Black Sea port of Yuzhny totalled 255,965 tonnes in July, down 46,963 tonnes from June as a result of reduced supply due to Ukrainian plant shutdowns, customs data showed on Tuesday.

 

While shipments of Russian ammonia totalled 199,865 tonnes, up from 182,459 tonnes in June, shipments of ammonia from Ukrainian producers reached just 56,100 tonnes in July compared to the 120,469 tonnes in the previous month.

 

Gorlovka has had one unit down since mid-June, which is due to restart in the first week of August. Its two other plants were running, but are mostly dedicated to urea production.

 

Odessa Port Plant (OPZ) started a 40 day turnaround at one of its units in mid-July. Meanwhile, DniproAzot, Rovno and Severodonestsk also stopped production in July.

 

Of interest in July was the shipment of 23,098 tonnes from Yuzhny to Australia. This unusual trade flow is due to the closure of the Burrup ammonia plant in Australia which has forced traders to source ammonia elsewhere for customers in the regions.

 

The US was once again the main destination for Yuzhny ammonia in July with 159,230 tonnes, according to the data.

 

Other export destinations last month were Turkey (31,910 tonnes), Tunisia (23,104 tonnes), Morocco (9,624 tonnes) and Israel (9,000 tonnes).

 

Yuzhny is a major trading port in the Black Sea, while the Ukraine and Russia are major ammonia trade sources in the world owing to large natural gas reserves.

 

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