# Ammonium nitrate: Production

Why Russia dominates, and the China-sized hole in the data

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/production/

What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.

| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| **World capacity** | not published in sources reached |  |  |
| **World output** | about 25 Mt (2024), up 1.8% |  | IndexBox (2025) |
| **Capacity utilisation** | not published | European plants cut output in 2022 when gas spiked (qualitative). Zimbabwe's only producer, Sable Chemicals, was due to restart in May 2026 after three years idle (CRU BCInsight). | CRU BCInsight (2026) |
| **Concentration** | Russia 47%, top-3 (Russia, Ukraine, Poland) about 60% of IndexBox-recorded output (2024) | IndexBox appears to omit China and parts of the technical AN market, so true concentration is lower. Firm shares not published. | IndexBox (2024), derived |
| **New capacity** | India about 0.6 Mt of new technical AN; Zimbabwe restart | Chambal Gadepan 240 kt (Aug 2026); Smartchem Gopalpur 377 kt; RCF 425 t/day; Coal India-BHEL coal-gasification AN planned; Sable Chemicals restart in Zimbabwe (May 2026). | Sahi (2026); Maritime Gateway (2021); IMARC (2025); CRU BCInsight (2026) |

#### Top producing countries
 Russia 47% · about 12 Mt Ukraine 6% · about 1.6 Mt Poland 5% · about 1.3 Mt

- **United States**: AN is the second-largest ammonia derivative after urea by output; exports about 1.0 Mt (2024)
- **China**: large producer for explosives and fertiliser; not captured in the IndexBox ranking
- **India**: about 0.70-0.75 Mt capacity (2023) before new plants
 IndexBox (2024); USGS MCS 2026; IndexBox (2024); not verified; Equipment India (Jan 2023)

#### Largest producers: global

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Uralchem** described as a leading Russian AN producer (indicative) | Russia | not published | 2025 | not verified |
| **EuroChem** AN and CAN in Russia and Lithuania (indicative) | Switzerland/Russia | not published | 2025 | not verified |
| **Yara International** Europe's largest nitrate and CAN maker; nitrophosphate plants | Norway | not published | 2025 | [not verified; Yara produced 7.07 Mt ammonia in 2025 (nitrogen tile)](https://mb.cision.com/Main/23640/4305594/3927811.pdf) |
| **Orica** largest commercial explosives company; AN plants in Australia and Indonesia (indicative) | Australia | not published | 2025 | not verified |
| **Grupa Azoty** Poland makes about 1.3 Mt (IndexBox) | Poland | not published | 2025 | not verified |
| **CF Industries** US exported about 1.0 Mt of AN in 2024 (IndexBox) | US | not published | 2025 | not verified; CF makes ammonia, urea, UAN and AN (nitrogen tile) |

#### Largest producers: India

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Deepak Fertilisers (Smartchem Technologies)** Rs 2,200 crore; import substitution over Rs 4,500 crore; commissioning date not verified | India | 0.377 Mt a year technical AN at Gopalpur, Odisha (plus Taloja capacity) | planned completion Aug 2024 | [Maritime Gateway (Dec 2021)](https://www.maritimegateway.com/smartchem-technologies-inaugurates-ammonium-nitrate-complex/) |
| **Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals** commercial production from 20 Aug 2026; Rs 1,645 crore; 210 kt weak nitric acid | India | 0.24 Mt a year technical AN (Gadepan, Rajasthan) | 2026 | [Sahi / CFCL (Aug 2026); CRU BCInsight](https://www.sahi.com/news/chambal-fertilisers-starts-producing-technical-ammonium-nitrate-at-gadepan-plant-1180-PE1_COR) |
| **Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF)** Trombay | India | not published | 2025 | [IMARC (2025) cites a 425 t/day RCF facility (Casale, L&T)](https://www.imarcgroup.com/india-ammonium-nitrate-market) |
| **Coal India and BHEL (planned)** coal-gasification-based AN in Odisha | India | not published | planned | [IMARC (2025)](https://www.imarcgroup.com/india-ammonium-nitrate-market) |

India needs about 1 Mt of AN a year against about 0.70-0.75 Mt of capacity from four producers (Equipment India, 2023), and imported 410 kt in 2024 ($164.5 million, 5.1% of world import value, third-largest) (UN Comtrade). Chambal's 240 kt plant (2026) and Smartchem's 377 kt Gopalpur plant move India toward self-sufficiency in technical AN for coal mining.

#### Position by region

| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| **US** | Producer and exporter (about 1.0 Mt, 16.3% of world export value, 2024); AN derivatives are a major ammonia outlet (USGS). |
| **EU** | Poland and others produce; EU tariffs on Russian fertilisers from July 2025 and CBAM from 2026 raise import costs; CRU reported AN prices remained high in July 2026. |
| **India** | About 1 Mt demand, mostly coal mining; new domestic plants replacing imports. |
| **China** | Large producer for domestic mining; figures not verified. |
| **Japan** | Small consumer; imports (not verified). |
| **Middle East** | Small; some AN in Egypt (10% export duty on nitrogen fertilisers under Decree 258 of 2026, CRU). |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/routes/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/links/index.md)