Fertilizer news updates

The members of the Board of Directors of PJSC PhosAgro have confirmed Andrey Guryev as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of the company.

The acting president of Nigeria is due to inaugurate a new US$1.5 billion urea plant in Port Harcourt.

Louis Dreyfus Co. has announced the sale of its Africa-based fertilizers and inputs operations to Helios Investment Partners.

The elections of John Eaves and Michael Toelle bring membership of the CF Industries Holdings Inc. Board of Directors to 12.

Acron has completed an overhaul of one of its facilities. A new turbine generator will deliver savings of up to RUB 120 million annually.

Focus Ventures Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Keytrade for the off-take of phosphate rock from the company's Bayovar 12 phosphate project.

Canpotex has confirmed it has concluded new potash supply contracts with its Chinese customers for shipments of 1.4 million metric t.

Dorogobuzh has commissioned a new big-bag and bulk fertilizer loading unit in an ammonium nitrate shipment area, which has increased rail shipments of finished products.

Kalium Lakes Ltd (KLL) has summarised its activities for the 2Q17.

Potash Ridge Corp. has provided a corporate update for 1H17, including the announcement of a restructuring of its executive management team and of its 2H17 goals.

Spain’s Catalan Supreme Court has approved a request by ICL’s Spanish subsidiary, ICL Iberia, to continue its use of the Cogullo salt pile at ICL Iberia’s potash operations located in Sallent, in the Bages region of Catalonia, Spain.

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

Yara International ASA has announced weaker results in 2Q17 than 2Q16.

G. Manenti, V. Pescuma and S. Sarti, Alfa Laval Olmi SpA, Italy, provide an overview of the delivery schedule for a key piece of heat transfer equipment, process gas boiler packages, to fertilizer plants.

PhosAgro, shareholders of JSC PhosAgro-Cherepovets and JSC Apatit have approved the re-organisation of the companies.

Acron has announced its fertilizer results for 1H17, with Alexander Popov commenting on them.

The International Fertilizer Association has confirmed its participation in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017.

The company is thought to have intersected laterally extensive potash mineralisation on the Alpha Target.

Growth in fertilizer consumption will lag far behind supply growth over the next five years, according to CRU.

Potash Ridge Corporation has appointed R. Bruce Duncan and Arthur J. Roth as directors of the corporation.

JDCPhosphate Inc. has announced that it has closed an equity financing deal with Stonecutter Phosphate Investors LLC.

Maaden has announced the commencement of initial diammonium production at its subsidiary, Maaden Waad Al Shamal Phosphate Company.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has allowed Tata Chemicals to resume operations at the Haldia fertilizer plant.

National Fertilizers Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Department of Fertilizers regarding urea production in 2017 – 2018.