Vancouver-Based Encanto Inks a 1$ Bn Potash Deal with India
Encanto Potash Corp. announced on Wednesday (18 January) the finalization of a major agreement with India’s national farmers co-operative to supply at least 5 million
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
Kalium Lakes Commences Works on a Potash Project in Western Australia
Kalium Lakes, a mining exploration company looking to develop a Sulphate of Potash project in Western Australia, has started works on the installation of water
Exxon Expand Operations in West Texas and New Mexico
Exxon Mobil Corp. is the latest company to join the energy firms in race to build up drilling portfolios in the red-hot Permian Basin in
Venezuela’s PDVSA Projects a Bad Year Ahead
Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA expects that 2017 will remain to be a challenging year with more economic hardship likely coming along its way. The
Danakali Initiates Bidding for Eritrea’s Colluli Potash Project
Danakali has started the bidding process for power generation for Eritrea’s Colluli potash project and finalized the initial expressions of interest (EOI) phase. The process
Proving Malthus Wrong: Fertilizer – An Underappreciated Innovation
Arief Budiman (Jakarta, Indonesia) Most people do not think of fertilizer as of an important innovation of modern life. Yet, two out of every five
Fertilizer Makers Refocus on Industrial Applications in Search of Higher Margins
Fertilizer manufacturers are taking advantage of higher profit margins for uses in other sectors than agriculture, for example in oil drilling and livestock feed. Potash
Market Update: Oil Freeze Hard to Keep as Prices Sink Again
Oil prices went down earlier this week after Libya, which has an exemption from output cuts, had increased its production by more than a factor
Saudis Sign a Fertilizer Supply Deal with Bangladesh
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) signed a phosphate fertilizer supply contract with the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). The contract was signed in Riyadh
Encanto Gets $3 Bn to Finance Potash Mine in Saskatchewan
Encanto Potash Corp., a junior mining company aiming to build a potash mine on a reserve northeast of Regina, said that two new 20-year contracts