Missile strike causes partial blackout at major fertilizer factory in Rivne
There was a forced emergency shutdown of key workshops for the production of mineral fertilizers (Photo:facebook.com/rvazot)
Rivneazot, a large Ukrainian producer of mineral fertilizers, has reported a partial power outage as a result of a missile attack by Russian forces on Oct. 22, according to a statement by Group DF, the plant’s owners.
The statement asserts that Rivneazot workers were able to shut down the plant in accordance with safety protocols and regulations. The key workshops at the plant shut down include those producing:
- Ammonia
- Nitric acid
- Lime-ammonium nitrate
- Ammonium nitrate.
Currently, the environmental background at the facility is normal.
"The workshops will resume operation in coordination with local authorities after the power sup-ply restarts stably through two backup lines, as required by the technical regulations of the production," Group DF said.
The company also said that Rivneazot would meet all contractual obligations for farmers and agricultural holdings, to supply mineral fertilizers in the autumn season.
The factory’s wastewater treatment facility has continued its operation without interruption.
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