Importance of Ammonium Phosphates

Ammonium phosphates are mainly utilized as solid fertilizers, but can also be utilized in solution (for nonfertilizer applications see Section 1.5.1.2.2). 

Ammonium phosphates (mono- and di-ammonium phosphates) are particularly important in the USA. Table 2.1-6 gives the world production for ammonium phosphate fertilizers by region. 

Ammonium phosphate fertilizers strongly increasing in importance 

The most important producer country in Western Europe is Spain with 357 10 t/a in 1994, only ca. 50 10 t/a being produced in the Federal Republic of Germany. 

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