But on its own, ammonium nitrate is not considered an explosive. As the probe widens into the Delhi car blast, which killed at least nine people on Monday, one of the theories is that it might have ...

The development comes a day after the recovery of 360 kilograms of explosives and weapons from a rented house in Dhauj village Around 2,563 kilograms of ammonium nitrate were recovered from a house in ...

Three hundred and fifty kilograms of ammonium nitrate – an odourless, white crystalline chemical that is a powerful oxidiser and, under the right conditions, can cause a massive explosion – were ...

Canada’s Nutrien (TSX, NYSE: NTR), the world’s top potash producer, is reviewing its phosphate business as part of a strategy to simplify operations and boost long-term value. The company said the ...

Nutrien Ltd. NTR-T has announced that it is putting its phosphate business up for strategic review in a bid to enhance the company’s long-term value. Saskatchewan-based Nutrien’s phosphate division is ...

As the wildfires in Southern California continue to burn, streaks of bright pink fire retardant have become a familiar sight. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fires have killed at least 2 7 ...

The most noticeable feature of Phos-Chek LC95 is its bright red color, but this has little to do with fire suppression. Instead, the color ensures that pilots can easily see where the retardant has ...

Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation from multiple wildfires. Images of vivid red ...

The creation of blueprints involves two iron (III) complex salts: ferric ammonium citrate [ (NH 4) 5 Fe (C 6 H 4 O 7) 2, 1 in the images], more correctly called ammonium ferric citrate, and potassium ...

The demand from the fertilizers segment remains steady and even surges in emerging economies. The projected growth rate of the ammonium phosphate industry size is approximately 3.3% over the course of ...

A Malta-flagged cargo ship loaded with 20,000 tons of potentially explosive material has departed from a port in Norway to undergo repairs. The vessel was reportedly headed to Las Palmas in the ...

The number pi (π) appears in the most unlikely places. It can be found in circles, of course—as well as in pendulums, springs and river bends. This everyday number is linked to transcendental ...