Today,100MT Urea was shipped in Qingdao Port.

Today,100MT Urea was shipped in Qingdao Port.

There are a number of different uses for urea, but it is perhaps most commonly found in plant and crop fertilizers; it also features as an ingredient in many different resins and plastics, and is sometimes added to cosmetics and consumer products like cigarettes and even gasoline.

The compound is usually made from concentrated mammal urine.The chemical process through which it is extracted renders it completely sterile, and in most cases it has a crystalline structure that looks something like rough salt. It has a number of smoothing and adhesive properties that manufacturers of all sorts of products find valuable, and it is prized particularly for its high nitrogen content. Adding it to livestock feed can be an economical way to add nutrients animals might not otherwise get.