Instead of using fossil fuels such as natural gas to produce ammonia, the green fertilizers will be produced with ammonia based on renewable energy produced in Europe, such as Norwegian hydropower.
Stamicarbon’s operator training simulator allows for training of plant operators on start-up and shutdown procedures, day-to-day plant operations and various scenarios in the plant.
With a total of 14 storage, blending and distribution units in the southeast, midwest, south, and northeast regions, Fertilizantes Heringer is considered a significant contributor to Brazilian agriculture.
The company has received approval to drill the second of two confirmatory holes at Ohmgebirge.
Block 59 abuts existing Gensource leases, is approximately 7244 hectares and represents a direct addition to mineral leases KL244 and KL245 in Gensource’s Vanguard Area.
The wind-down is expected to be completed by 1 April 2022.
Uralkali plans to lower GHG emissions intensity (Scopes 1 and 2) by 10% by 2025 and by 20% by 2030.
The plant in the Gopalpur Industrial Park will be equipped with advanced NOX/N2O abatement technologies.
The new, independent company has been named Elessent Clean Technologies.
Australian Potash’s approach to managing Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) has been given a green tick from Perth-based ESG natural resources investment fund Eden Global.
Harvest Minerals is now working with Cemig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A) - Minas Gerais state power company - to connect the solar plant to the power grid, which is expected to be completed in January/February 2022.
Uralkali has signed a deal to acquire a 100% stake in UPI Norte, a shareholder of Brazilian fertilizer distributor FertGrow S.A.
An automated system for seismic monitoring has been installed at the Oleniy Ruchey underground mine in Russia to improve mining safety and efficiency.
Mosaic will emphasise opportunities to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from its operations.
Including planned maintenance and unscheduled outages, Yara’s European ammonia production has been approximately 30% ( ~370 000 t) below capacity from September to November.
Mining will continue at ICL Boulby’s Cleveland potash mine in the UK for a further 25 years from 2023.
The equity raising ensures the company is well-funded to complete the two-hole drilling programme, targeted Mineral Resource estimate upgrade and Scoping Study finalisation at its Ohmgebirge development in Germany.
A technical review has confirmed the findings of Anglo American’s due diligence that a number of elements of the project’s design would benefit from modification to bring it up to the company’s safety and operating integrity standards.
Azomures is one of the largest consumers of natural gas in Romania, with approximately 10% of national consumption, and provides 50% of fertilizers used on Romanian farms.
The project schedule remains on track for commissioning in December 2021, with first phosphate rock ore exports expected in 1Q22.
The ClearView digital platform is expected to be operational by early 2022.
BASF selected Clariant's new ammonia synthesis catalyst AmoMax 10 Plus for their ammonia plant in Antwerp, Belgium, after a positive experience with the previous generation at Freeport, Texas, USA.
The kettle-type condenser is manufactured from Safurex with more than 2000 U-tubes.
The electrolyser will produce green hydrogen as feedstock for up to 90 000 t of green ammonia production at EBIC in Ain Sokhna, Egypt.
Canadian company FuelPositive is targeting farming for its first demonstration pilot project.