Expansion of the fertilizer industry in the Philippines

THIS REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT AT LEAST ONE PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANT BE BUILT TO CONVERT COPPER SMELTER, A BY-PRODUCT SULFURIC ACID TO THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY. ADDITIONAL SULFURIC ACID, OBTAINED BY DIVERTING PRESENT PRODUCTION FROM AMMONIUM SULFATE, IS NECESSARY. THE HIGH COST OF IMPORTED PHOSPHATE ROCK REQUIRES THAT INTENSIVE EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE COUNTRY. TO DECREASE THE NITROGEN FERTILIZER DEFICIT, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT AN AMMONIA-UREA COMPLEX BE CONSTRUCTED, THE IMPORTATION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (ING) BE INVESTIGATED, STORAGE MODES AND CAPACITIES BE DETERMINED, AND FOR ECONOMIC REASONS, THE DIRECT APPLICATION OF AMMONIA TO THE SOIL BE CONTINUED. THE APPENDICES DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING SULFUR-COATED UREA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE SUPPLY OF ING AND CRUDE OIL AVAILABLE FOR IMPORTATION TO THE PHILIPPINES.