Acron Group began construction of BCT in 2006 as part of its logistics improvement plan. In addition to handling shipments of the Group’s products, the facility will contract to transship ammonia and liquid fertilisers for CIS and EU producers.
BCT, which is equipped with two 30,000-tonne ammonia tanks and three 20,000-tonne UAN tanks, obtained permits to operate an ammonia tank farm and ammonia transshipment complex with a design capacity of 1 mn tpa in September 2009.
BCT is a terminal facility for ammonia and liquid mineral fertilisers with its own deep-water berth at Sillamče. The facility is located in a non-freezing area of the Baltic Sea and operates year-round, servicing vessels with a capacity of up to 40,000 tonnes.
In 2008, the Group completed construction of three 20,000-tonne UAN tanks, a piping system, pump stations and railway overpass. In March, Acron shipped its first UAN through BCT. In the second half of 2009, the Group expects to start ammonia transshipment through the terminal.
Baltic Chemical Terminal starts operations in Sillamče Port
12.14.2009 - NEWS
December 14, 2009 [Baltic Business News] - Baltic Chemical Terminal (BCT) has launched its ammonia transshipment complex in Port of Sillamče in Northeast Estonia. The first vessel was serviced and loaded with 11,640 tonnes of ammonia.
BCT, a company in the Russia-owned Acron Group, is the second specialised ammonia storage and transshipment terminal on the Baltic Sea. The principal advantages of the terminal facility are its strategic proximity to Russian ammonia producers, advanced high-tech equipment, and year-round servicing of vessels with a capacity of up to 40,000 tonnes.
