Calcium Ammonium Nitrate Production Cost Reports

The report provides a detailed analysis essential for establishing a calcium ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant. It encompasses all critical aspects necessary for calcium ammonium nitrate production, including the cost of calcium ammonium nitrate production, calcium ammonium nitrate plant cost, calcium ammonium nitrate production costs, and the overall calcium ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant cost.

Additionally, the study covers specific expenditures associated with setting up and operating a calcium ammonium nitrate production plant. These encompass manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure needs, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, and more.

Calcium Ammonium Nitrate is an inorganic crystalline compound, majorly associated with agrochemical and chemical industries. It is primarily used as a fertilizer and significantly bolsters the plant nutrient requirement. It is preferred to be used on acid soils because it acidifies the soil than any other common nitrogen fertilizer. Fertilizer grade CAN have roughly 8% calcium and around 21-27% nitrogen. It can also be used as a substitute for ammonium nitrate, where ammonium nitrate is banned. Moreover, it also finds employment in explosives, wastewater treatment, and as cold packs.

The market for calcium ammonium nitrate is driven by its strong demand as a component in agrochemical and chemical products. Its prime application as a component in fertilizer drives its demand. The major impetus for the market growth of CAN is in the agricultural sector. Keeping up with the expansion of population, the agricultural sector is ramping up the crop yield, which perpetuates the need for efficient fertilizers like CAN. Moreover, it is safe to use compared to the other contending fertilizers that add to its market and uptick its demand.

Similarly, its other application in water treatment and explosive production boosts its demand in the chemical market. Industrial calcium ammonium nitrate procurement is largely dependent upon its demand as a chemical component in the agrochemical and chemical market. Other factors, including its prices, distribution, logistics, and governmental policies, also impact its procurement in the global market. Therefore, shifts observed in these factors comprising of its prices, supply, and demand, as in fertilizers and chemical products, altogether govern its procurement around the world.

Raw Materials for Calcium Ammonium Nitrate

According to the calcium ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant project report, the key raw material for calcium ammonium nitrate production includes limestone-ammonium nitrate; calcium nitrate-ammonium nitrate.

Manufacturing Process of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate

The extensive calcium ammonium nitrate production cost report consists of the major industrial manufacturing process:

• From Limestone and Ammonium Nitrate: The manufacturing process of calcium ammonium nitrate is carried by the chemical reaction between limestone and ammonium nitrate.
   
• From Calcium Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrate: The production process of calcium ammonium nitrate is initiated by the chemical reaction between ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate.

Calcium ammonium nitrate, also known as CAN, nitro-limestone, or nitrochalk, is used most commonly in places like inorganic fertilizers. It is a white to pale yellow colored granulated compound with a chemical formula of Ca(NO3)2(NH4)2, and its molecular weight is 244.1319 g/mol.

It is a water-soluble chemical compound that can be dissolved in chemical solvents such as ammonia, methanol, etc. Similarly, it is soluble in compounds such as acetone and ethanol. One variety of calcium ammonium nitrate is created by adding powdered limestone to ammonium nitrate, while another fully water-soluble version can be prepared by a mixture of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate, which can crystallize as a hydrated double salt.