Materials handling

On Sunday 16 July, 12 railcars carrying potash derailed on McKellar Island.

The TikhvinChemMash plant has delivered a batch of new generation tank cars of Tpr dimension for transportation of ammonia to URALCHEM.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. has announced that once the anticipated merger transaction closes, the new company will be named Nutrien.

K+S Potash Canada has accepted their first domestic railcars built by National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Djibouti has installed a new US$90 million potash port in Ethiopia, which comes as the second of 4 new ports to be built.

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has confirmed that the Edo Fertilizer Blending Plant in Auchi, Estako West, will begin commercial operation by mid-June 2017.

The new Vulcanator® KM10 is a heavy-duty granulator with the ability to reduce synthetic or natural rubber components, parts belts, parts of raw bales and more into small bits without significant heat rise.

Sackett-Waconia has added three new Regional Account Manager positions to their sales team.

The fertilizer industry’s contribution to a healthy economy was recognised by President Donald Trump at a recent event in Cincinnati, Ohio.

As reported by Reuters, fertilizer exports from Qatari producer Qafco remain unaffected by the regional diplomatic row.

AMECO has completed the commissioning of a custom Portal Reclaimer handling 480 tph of urea with a rail span of 54 m for Agrium.

Krishnapatnam Port has installed an automated fertilizer handling system (AFHS), which will be capable of handling end-to-end fertilizer cargo from vessel discharge to road/rail evacuation.

The acquisition will lead to an increase in bulk carloads from Georgia.

Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd has announced that it has commenced work with its joint venture partner Salam Mineau on the details of the mining and trucking business.

According to Reuters, BPH Billiton is expected to begin potash production in Canada by 2023.