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Acid Plant Database  August 8, 2022

Owner AB Lifosa

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Location

Juodkiskio str. 50
LT-57502, Kedainiai
Lithuania

Background MCC Eurochem is major shareholder in company
Website

www.lifosa.com
www.eurochem.ru

Plant -
Coordinates* 55° 16' 15" N, 24° 0' 41" E
Type of Plant Sulphur Burning
Gas Source Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity 3000 MTPD
SA/DA -
Status Operating
Year Built -
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Remarks

1963 - January - One 100 000 t/y sulphuric acid line was launched and the first tons of sulphuric acid were produced. This date is officially considered the birthday of the plant. In September of the same year the second, parallel sulphuric acid line yielded its first production.
1964 - Aluminium fluoride plant and the third line of sulphuric acid were launched
1973 - December – the 4th sulphuric acid production line was launched
1975 - 1988 the enterprise was reconstructed and modernized. Some plants were closed and new plants were erected.
2000 - Sulphuric acid plant was renovated and expanded, increasing the yield more than twice. The enterprise became the largest sulphuric acid producer in Europe. The same year 25 MW turbogenerator started producing electricity utilizing the waste steam generated at the sulphuric acid plant. The generated energy is enough to power all the process plants at the enterprise. The process heat released at sulphuric acid plant is further beneficially utilized to heat the local and Kedainiai town objects.
2008 – HR System implemented to recover waste heat as low pressure steam

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News August 8, 2022 - Lithuania's Kedainiai-based phosphate fertilizer producer Lifosa, which is resuming operations after a nearly four-month break, is facing various challenges but hopes to overcome them all, acting CEO Regvita Ivanoviene has said.  “We face many challenges, both related to the sale of our products and with the purchase of raw materials, we had to refocus very quickly, and we are still looking for buyers and creating our new history with direct sales as well as suppliers of raw materials.  Restoration of supply is not something that can be addressed in one day hence there will be many more challenges ahead,” she told the LRT Radio on Monday. Kestas Slama, head of the company's trade union, said that the company was very important for the district of Kedainiai and added that he hoped that all employees, including those furloughed, would be able to get back to work eventually.  “We hope this process will be sustainable and long-term, that operations will not be suspended after several months of work. It is a very important event for Kedainiai, we understand perfectly well that this district is dependent on this company,” Slama said. On August 7, the company supervised by an interim administrator launched its sulphuric acid production unit and would resume the production of diammonium phosphate fertilizers on Monday. The company is expected to operate at 60–70 percent capacity with 80 percent of its usual workforce by the end of August, with the remaining workers expected to join in at a later stage. Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian oligarch with close ties with the Kremlin, was sanctioned by the EU on March 9, and subsequently, Lifosa's accounts were frozen and the company suspended operation on April 10. On May 24, an interim administrator started work at Lifosa, charged with the task of ensuring the company’s operations without breaching international sanctions. According to data from the social insurance fund Sodra, the company currently has 947 employees, down from 1,030 prior to the introduction of sanctions.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day           STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum      STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
 

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