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 their offensive operations against revolutionary forces nationwide. The military council has mandated increased production of ammonium nitrate, a crucial chemical compound used in the manufacturing of drone bombs, aircraft bombs, cluster bombs, and artillery shells, ordering production levels five times higher than normal.
Ammonium nitrate is a key chemical compound in the production of explosives and is primarily manufactured in fertilizer factories. The military council has ordered all fertilizer factories across the country to increase their ammonium nitrate production and directly transport the produced ammonium nitrate to military weapons manufacturing facilities. This significant increase in production is directly linked to the military council’s efforts to expand their arsenal of explosive weapons.
Additionally, the military council has reactivated the No. 3 Fertilizer Factory (Kyawswa), which had been suspended since 2010 due to natural gas shortages. Since August 2023, this factory has been producing increased amounts of ammonium nitrate raw materials for the manufacture of bombs and high-explosive artillery shells. Currently, the military council is operating No. 1 Fertilizer Factory (Sale), No. 2 Fertilizer Factory (Kyunchaung), No. 3 Fertilizer Factory (Kyawswa), No. 4 Fertilizer Factory (Myaungdaga), and No. 5 Fertilizer Factory (Kangyidaunt) at full capacity to increase ammonium nitrate production.
