Following the Russian ship: media report the disappearance of ammonia from European terminals

07.07.2022, 11:24 apostrophe.ua

On the morning of February 24, immediately after the start of the war in Ukraine, former Uralchem CEO Dmitry Mazepin paused the transit of ammonia through the Tolyatti-Odessa pipeline. This is reported by the UNN. Most of the ammonia produced in Russia is exported. Despite the fact that the Tolyatti-Odessa pipeline has been the main distribution channel, ammonia is also shipped through Latvia, where it is stored at the Ventamonjaks terminal, the largest on the Baltic Sea. The Latvian city of Ventspils is home to Ventamonjaks, more than 50% of its shares are owned by Uralchem Freight Limited, a company related to Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin. The businessman fell under EU sanctions, which froze Ventamonjaks' accounts and prevented the company from paying for the storage of 40,000 tons of liquid ammonia. According to Latvian media reports, in June the ammonia disappeared from the warehouses and no one knows where it went.