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result of curtailed coking operations in the steel industry. Steel operations d r o p p e d to as low as 4 8 % of capacity in April, recover ing to 7 3 % at year's e n d . Currently die rate is a r o u n d 8 3 . 5 % . As a nitrogen fertilizer material, am monium sulfate ( 2 1 % N ) is slowly yielding ground t o other nitrogen prod ucts of higher analysis, especially ni trogen solutions. Synthetic ammonium sulfate output was stepped up in 1958 b u t not enough to compensate for production losses at the coke ovens. T h e outputs, based on data supplied b y the Bureau of Mines a n d t h e Bureau of t h e Census, with
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• E x p o r t s H e a v y . Exports a s s u m e an important v o l u m e in ammonium sul fate. I t is e s t i m a t e d i n the t r a d e t h a t the greater p a r t o f t h e synthetic p r o duced in 1 9 5 7 a n d 1958 was exported. A good share of t h e coke oven sulfate in 1957 was also sent abroad, b u t out puts from this source i n 1958 p r o v i d e d little surplus for t h i s purpose. D u e in a m e a s u r e t o inroads by ni
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t r o g e n solutions, d i r e c t appKcatio*n o f a m m o n i u m sulfate to crops ESS slipping, says Chester E d w a r d s of Niteogen P r o d u c t s . O n t h e other Iiaed» jfcs u s e a s t o p dressing «material is Sncreatsing.. D i r e c t application of siiîfaîae remains q u i t e large in California, T h e changing nitrogen picture flavoring higher analysis materials is sliown in another w a y b y t h e Depsart!ne*st €»f Agriculture^ s u m m a r y of ct»eniicad n i trogen materials «consumed «during; t h e fertilizer year e n d e d last Juane (MS571958). tTjjj. »jk«; «^««Λ*^! t h e coiissHnotsoQ of all chemical nitrogen materials for «di rect application a m o u n t e d tea 3.BM mil lion tons, a n increase of 1S5,€(HB t o n s over d i e 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 5 7 period. T h i s report d o e s n o t cower tfcue e n tire nitrogen consunipuon «niclurae b u t it contains some pertinent details- Use of a m m o n i u m sulfate increased S7,(J0O tons to 573,000 tons, but imitrogtsn s o lutions gained 7 1 , 0 0 0 tons t o 3E7,O00 tons- A n h y d r o u s ammonia* consump tion expanded 1 2 4 , 0 0 0 t o n s to a . total of 5 7 7 , 0 0 0 tons, a n d this pmobably will surprise n o one- Anln/dirmis novw a c counts for some 15S& of atîl cli*onïeal nitrogen materials used in agricnalture• P e r c e n t a g e U s e s . Heme's th*e p e r centage b r e a k d o w n for 185*7-58= Product Anhydrous a m m o n i a Ammonium n i t r a t e Aqua a m m o n i a Ammonium sulfate Nitrogen solutions Sodium nitrate
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T h e small p°*-centage for usrea J»>es n o t show its much g r e a t e r user in soiutsons «^^3 Ajkor fertilizer fonQ?^ ÂSiso. îite sodium nitrate figures re^resemt B o t h Chilean a n d U- S. p r o d u c t s . In its Chemical Eeon&mfcs Newsletter for J a n u a r y , Stanfcwrd R e s e a r c h Institute says t h a t fertilizer usses c o n tinue t o take a n increasing sliare o f t o tal ammonia production. The? rise is primarily t h r o u g h direct application a n d in the form of nitrate and s*ii*»teAnd while industrial omtiets for a n hydrous ammonia a r e decreasing in p e r c e n t a g e of t h e market, dbey a r e continuing their g r a d u a l expsansioio, a i d e d b v d i e ûicreasin 0 " aecep!b?incc of a m m o n i u m n i t r a t e a s an explosive a n d u s e of a m m o n i a in bisulfilte pulping of wood.
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