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  • Products
    Products

    CSBP is a safe and reliable producer of sodium cyanide and explosive grade ammonium nitrate for the mining industry, as well as a trusted manufacturer and supplier of fertiliser and agricultural services to Western Australian growers for over 100 years.

  • Work with us
    Work with us

    CSBP is recognised as Western Australia’s leading manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, fertilisers and related services to mining, agricultural and industrial sectors throughout the world.

    Our businesses are recognised as safe, reliable and innovative industry leaders with a strong commitment to customers. We offer an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and the uniqueness of individual talents, experiences and ideas.

  • Supplier Management
    Supplier Management

    CSBP relies on a secure, sustainable, and internationally competitive supply chain and strong, positive supplier relationships.

    CSBP chooses to work with suppliers that share its commitment to health, safety, the environment and continued economic growth.

  • Company
    Company

    CSBP is part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers’ (WesCEF) portfolio of leading, sustainable businesses.  WesCEF belongs to Wesfarmers, a diversified conglomerate listed on the ASX and one of the nation’s largest employers.

    CSBP consists of several chemical and fertilisers businesses, as well as a number of subsidiaries and joint ventures.  Each business in its own right is recognised as a safe, reliable and innovative industry leader with a strong commitment to customers.

  • Community
    Community

    CSBP has been an active participant in the communities in which we operate for over 100 years. We believe we have a responsibility to get behind the our communities and, more than that, we’re proud to do so.

    We provide support in a number of different ways including, community grants, partnerships, employee giving and disaster relief.

  • Sustainability
    Sustainability

    At CSBP we recognise that sustainability drives success.
    It is fundamental to maintaining our social license to operate, and ensuring we continue to grow a portfolio of leading, sustainable businesses.

    We believe sustainability is about understanding and managing the ways we impact the communities and environments in which we operate, to ensure that we continue to create value in the future.

Products

Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium Nitrate

With more than 50 years’ experience manufacturing ammonium nitrate in Australia, CSBP’s manufacturing operations are well established and reliable. This extensive experience has enabled CSBP to gain detailed knowledge of the market and its requirements, establishing CSBP as one the largest suppliers of explosive grade ammonium nitrate (EGAN) in Australia and across the world.

Supporting mining

At CSBP, the majority of the 800,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate it produces each year is used in the mining industry as a blasting agent.

Safe & reliable controls

CSBP adheres to all state and federal safety regulations for the manufacture, handling, storage and distribution of ammonium nitrate.

Ammonium Nitrate Emulsions

CSBP manufactures ammonium nitrate emulsions which are water resistant. Spinifex is an emulsion blend suitable for most surface mining applications. Mullafex is an inhibited emulsion for use in moderately reactive ground conditions.

Forms of Ammonium Nitrate

CSBP manufactures ammonium nitrate in three forms:

  1. Porous prilled ammonium nitrate, which is the basis for the majority of the bulk blasting agents used by the mining industry including ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) and heavy ANFO products.
  2. Ammonium nitrate solution (ANsol), which is used to produce ammonium nitrate-based emulsion products, as well as liquid fertilisers.
  3. Ammonium nitrate emulsion, which can be used in wet conditions when ANFO is not viable, or where higher energy densities are desired.

CSBP plants

CSBP operates three world-class nitric acid and ammonium nitrate production facilities in Kwinana, producing over 800,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate each year. With significant, secure storage of ammonium nitrate prill, the continuous operation of three plants and the capacity to prioritise the supply of ammonium nitrate to the mining industry, CSBP is well placed to meet the needs of its customers.

Nitric acid

In Australia, nitric acid is used to produce ammonium nitrate, and it is used by CSBP’s customers to produce organic nitrates and inorganic nitrates.

Nitric acid is a transparent, colourless to yellowish liquid, which readily fumes. It is a strong oxidising acid and is highly corrosive. Commercial grade nitric acid is typically 62 per cent weight for weight.

Queensland Nitrates

In addition to CSBP’s Kwinana-based ammonium nitrate operations, CSBP has a 50 per cent interest in Queensland Nitrates (QNP), a fully integrated ammonia/ammonium nitrate facility located near Moura in central Queensland, servicing the mining sector in the Bowen Basin coal fields.

QNP has a manufacturing capacity of approximately 220,000 tonnes per year of explosive grade ammonium nitrate.

Safety and Transport

CSBP is committed to storing and transporting nitric acid safely by following strict safety standards across its operations. Find out more about CSBP's commitment to safety.

It is CSBP policy to provide a unique Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for each of its products, including those not classified as hazardous material by WorkSafe Australia. The information included in each SDS should be used to help users develop occupational health and safety procedures to maintain the health and safety of everyone involved.

Please note: CSBP reserves the right to add, delete or make changes to the SDS on this website without notice.

Technical Data Sheets