The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has just opened its first potash mine in 40 years. On Tuesday (2 May) the K+S Bethune mine – formally
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Potash Corp Reports Higher-Than-Expected Profit Despite Low Prices
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan’s said been able to leverage increased potash sales volumes and thus report a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, making up for
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
Iowa’s Wever Fertilizer Plant Launching Production
Iowa-based fertilizer plant in Wever has just started production almost 4 and half a years after the ground for the construction was broken at the
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
Gensource Teams Up with India’s Essel Group to Build Potash Mine in Saskatchewan
A Saskatoon-based potash development company Gensource Potash Corp. is looking into disrupting the world’s fertilizer business, as it is one step closer to the completion
Belarus Launches a $1bn Potash Plant in Turkmenistan
Last week Turkmenistan and Belarus launched a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion. The mining and processing factory in Garlyk is located
Fertilizers Update: Morocco’s OCP Profit Down in 2016, But Prospects Bright
Morocco’s state-run phosphates company Office Chérifien de Phosphate (OCP), the world’s leading phosphate exporter, recorded a 52.8 percent fall in full-year net profit in 2016,
$4.1bn Legacy Potash Project to Start Production by Late 2017
K+S Potash Canada and its partner Amec Foster Wheelers, who is in charge of the project management and design, hope to start production at the
Fertilizers and the Environment: Florida Suffers Under Toxic Nitrogen Fertilizer
Florida-based environmentalists are urging people to look out for potentially toxic nitrogen fertilizer leaking into storm water. The move comes following recent issues with nitrogen