Ravenna, Italy
The Ravenna site is located on 23 hectares in an industrial area mainly occupied by the petrochemical industry.
The plant is situated near the northeast coastline of Italy and connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal, about 10 kilometers from the center of Ravenna.
Production units
The site has two nitric acid plants, one nitrate fertilizer plant, one ammonium nitrate solution plant and one NPK plant.
Ammonia is supplied by pipeline from Yara’s Ferrara plant.
Sustainability
The plant is certified according to ISO14001 and ISO9001:2000. The plant is part of an industrial area certified in accordance with EMAS.
Facts about Ravenna
| 1957 |
Start of production at the site |
| 1958 |
Start-up of CAN granulation plant (Kaltembach process), now produces only solution |
| 1958 |
Start-up of NPK plant (PEC process) |
| 1958 |
Start-up of Nitric acid 1 plant (UHDE process) |
| 1966 |
Start-up of Nitric acid 3 plant (UHDE process) |
| 1976 |
Start-up of Nitric acid 4 plant (UHDE process) |
| 1976 |
Start-up of CAN prilled plant (Stamicarbon process) |
| 1976 |
Start-up of new granulation in NPK plant |
| 1996 |
Acquisition by Norsk Hydro/Yara |
| 2001 |
Installation of DCS on Nitric Acid plants |
| 2007 - 2008 |
Installation of DCS on nitrate and NPK plants |
| Nitrates |
400,000 tons |
| NPK |
350,000 tons |
| Nitric acid |
380,000 tons |
