According to sources from Myanmar Oil and Chemical Enterprise, the military council has ordered a five-fold increase in ammonium nitrate production from fertilizer factories across the country to manufacture high-explosive weapons and bombs for offensive operations against revolutionary forces nationwide. The military council has demanded increased production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in manufacturing drone bombs, aircraft bombs, cluster bombs, and artillery shells. All produced ammonium nitrate is being directly supplied to military weapons production facilities.
Ammonium nitrate is a crucial chemical compound in the production of explosives and bombs, which can only be primarily manufactured by fertilizer plants. The military council has also reactivated Fertilizer Plant No. 3 (Kyawswa), which had been suspended since 2010 due to natural gas shortages. Since August 2023, this plant has been producing increased amounts of ammonium nitrate raw materials for manufacturing bombs and high-explosive artillery shells.
Currently, the military council is operating Fertilizer Plant No. 1 (Sale), Fertilizer Plant No. 2 (Kyunchaung), Fertilizer Plant No. 3 (Kyawswa), Fertilizer Plant No. 4 (Myaungdaga), and Fertilizer Plant No. 5 (Kangyidaunt) at full capacity to increase ammonium nitrate production for manufacturing high-explosive bombs and artillery shells. Experts have assessed that this increase in ammonium nitrate production poses a risk of escalating military conflict within the country.
