Russia's production of ammonium nitrate fertilizer fell sharply in the first five months of 2026 after a wave of Ukrainian ...

Beirut was rocked by a huge explosion on Tuesday afternoon, when, according to the Lebanese president, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at the docks exploded. The blast destroyed much of the ...

Beirut officials have identified ammonium nitrate as the base component of Tuesday's explosion. Nearly 6,000 tonnes of the chemical ignited and burst through a port in the Lebanese capital, levelling ...

Despite a century-long and worldwide history of tragic ammonium nitrate accidents, only a patchwork of inadequate U.S. safety regulations is in place to avoid more accidents involving this common ...

Blasts in Lebanon's capital have left at least 135 people dead and more than 5,000 injured, overwhelming hospitals during a global pandemic. Lebanon has subsequently declared a state of emergency. The ...

Westford, USA, Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ammonium nitrate market is a supplier of the raw material for explosives, propellants and fertilizers. Explosive production requires large amounts ...

Every day, dozens of trucks loaded with ammonium nitrate are making the one to two-hour journey from Newcastle's port up to the coal mines of the Hunter Valley. Orica says it is unfair to compare its ...

Three hundred and fifty kilograms of ammonium nitrate – an odourless, white crystalline chemical that is a powerful oxidiser and, under the right conditions, can cause a massive explosion – were ...

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer and has caused numerous industrial ...

A HUGE explosion erupted in Beirut on August 4 causing 100 deaths and nearly 4,000 injuries. It has been reported that the cause of the explosion in the Lebanon capital was ammonium nitrate. But what ...

The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the ...

Lebanon’s government has blamed a large quantity of poorly stored ammonium nitrate for the huge blast that rocked its capital, Beirut, killing scores of people and devastating swathes of the city.