The Simplot Company, one of the largest private food & agribusiness Corporations in the United States, has started building an ammonia plant, near its phosphate
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Potash and Phosphate Miner Mosaic Co. Reduces Output
The Mosaic Company, Plymouth-based miner of potash and phosphate with nearly 10 billion USD in annual revenue, has announced that it was going to reduce
Major U.S. Fertilizer Producer in Patent Dispute
A major U.S. fertilizer company owned by Koch brothers has been accused of trying to drive out of business a minor North Carolina company Eco
A New Potash Mine in North Yorkshire in the Making
Sirius Minerals, a company developing the world’s largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, withdrew its earlier application for a mine close to Whitby located
Mosaic Scales Back Output Due to Rising Input Costs
Mosaic Co., the largest U.S. producer of potash and phosphate fertilizer, has said it is reducing its phosphate fertilizer production because of high sulfur and
Encana Corp Snaps Athlon Energy Inc for $5.93 Billion in Cash
Canada’s Calgary-based company, Encana Corporation, a producer and transporter of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids, announced it would buy Athlon Energy Inc, an
Statoil Puts Off its Sand Oil Project, Opponents to Keystone XL Pipeline Celebrating
Last week, Stavanger-based oil company Statoil said it would put off its 40,000-barrel-a-day Corner project for a minimum of three years, possibly also indefinitely. Thus,
Yara and CF Industries in Talks to Create World’s No. 2 Fertilizer Company
Yara International, a Norwegian-based chemicals company, and CF Industries, a Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, are in negotiations over a merger of equals
First Crude Oil from Western Canada to Reach Europe
Suncor Energy Inc, Canada’s largest oil and gas producer, has sent its first ever tanker of heavy crude oil from Canada’s East Coast to Europe.
Everglades Foundation Offers $10 Mln For Phosphorus Cleaning
The Miami-based Everglades Foundation has announced a $10 million reward for anyone who can develop a process capable of clearing waterways from alga infestation caused