The public sector company, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), which is the major fertilizer supplier in the Indian state of Kerala, has been leading
Category: Asia
Northeast Asian Flashpoint: China Limits Oil Trade with North Korea
China has decided to curb its oil exports to North Korea on top of stopping its textiles imports from the rogue country. China’s oil exports
Market Update: Coal Production Plummeted in 2016
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world’s global goal production went down significantly in 2016. The agency collated data from official national data
Israel’s ICL Signs Contracts to Supply 750,000 Tons of Potash to India
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL), a multi-national manufacturing concern, developing, producing and marketing fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products, announced that it had signed a number of contracts
India Curbs Iranian Oil Imports Making Iraq Win
India has been curbing imports of crude oil from Iran as part of the efforts to reduce imports by around a fifth by March 2018. There
Market Update: China’s Fertilizer Industry Is Undergoing Changes
China’s fertilizer industry is undergoing some major changes as one of the world’s largest consumers of fertilizers – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – is slowly
China’s CNPC Suspends Fuel Shippings to North Korea
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has frozen its sales of fuels to North Korea, fearing that it will not get paid amidst the pressures to
China, India and Japan Further Hamper Efforts to Balance Oil Market
China, India, and Japan are further hampering the global efforts to prop up oil prices and restore market balance due to their faltering demand growth,
Potash Market Update: Turkmenistan Launches Bid Process for Another Potash Plant
Turkmenistan has opened an international bid process for its second potash plant, aiming to expand more into the potash market. The first potash plant in
A Remote Australian Potash Plant to Use Solar Energy
The remote West Australian potash mining company Agrimin Limited is planning to use solar thermal energy to power 70 percent of its operation. The Perth-based