According to sources from Myanmar Petrochemical 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 is demanding increased production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in the manufacture of drone bombs, aircraft bombs, cluster bombs, and artillery shells, with all produced materials being sent directly to military weapons manufacturing facilities.
Ammonium nitrate is a crucial chemical compound in the production of explosives and bombs, which can only be primarily manufactured by fertilizer factories. The military council has also revived Fertilizer Plant No. 3 (Kyawswa), which had been suspended since 2010 due to natural gas shortages. Since August 2023, this plant has been producing ammonium nitrate raw materials for the manufacture of 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 produce ammonium nitrate for the manufacture of high-explosive bombs and artillery shells. Officials from Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise have confirmed that all ammonium nitrate produced from these facilities is being directly transported to military weapons manufacturing plants.
