--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20200805-apatit-continues-its-priority-project/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # Apatit continues its priority project Publication Date: 2020-08-05T09:00:43-04:00 Last Updated: 2020-08-04T18:31:41-04:00 Author: Sergey Mezhak (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/smezhak/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/), [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/) ![Apatit continues its priority project](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1d3646cb302fce5657020cf45f87781d.jpg) One plant will create another plant. General Director of Apatit (part of PhosAgro) Alexander Gilgenberg held a meeting on the implementation of the investment project for the development of the Volkhov branch of the enterprise. “A new plant with a capacity of 1.1 million tons of sulfuric acid, 500 thousand tons of phosphoric acid and 800 thousand tons of ammophos per year will be created,” said Alexei Ikonnikov, Director of the Volkhov branch of Apatit. At the moment, the company has built a warehouse of liquid ammonia with a capacity of 490 tons and modernized the existed and prepared new railways to this facility. The enterprise is also preparing power facilities for the commissioning works. Other facilities of the first stage of the project implementation are scheduled to start operating in October-November this year. Tags: [Apatit](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/apatit/), [PhosAgro](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/phosagro/), [phosphorus fertilizer](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/phosphorus-fertilizer/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.