Orica opens ammonium nitrate plant at Walvis Bay, Namibia

Orica opened Namibia's first ammonium nitrate factory at Walvis Bay, a N$40 million plant near Rooikop. The plant will produce about 16,000 tonnes per year of ammonium nitrate emulsion for mining explosives. Production has already started.

“NAMIBIA’s first ammonium nitrate factory, which will significantly decrease the country’s dependence on imports, opened at Walvis Bay on Friday.”namibian.com.na

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• namibian.com.naNam opens first explosives material factory at Walvis - The NamibianSep 27, 2021
• fmdrc-zambia.comOrica and Native Storage Facility breaking new ground in Namibia - FMDRCZStaff ReporterOct 19, 2021

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