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Division 14 Ammonium nitrate (1 250 / 5 000): fertiliser grade

United Kingdom

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This applies to straight ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers and to ammonium nitrate-based compound/composite fertilisers which fulfil the requirements of Annex III-2 to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 and in which the nitrogen content as a result of ammonium nitrate is

  • more than 24,5 % by weight, except for mixtures of straight ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers with dolomite, limestone and/or calcium carbonate with a purity of at least 90 %,

  • more than 15,75 % by weight for mixtures of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulphate,

  • more than 28 %f1 by weight for mixtures of straight ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers with dolomite, limestone and/or calcium carbonate with a purity of at least 90 %.

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28 % nitrogen content by weight as a result of ammonium nitrate corresponds to 80 % ammonium nitrate.