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 |
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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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Technology |
- |
Contractor |
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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 |
Pictures |
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General |
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Reference |
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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
* Coordinates can be used to
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