Wirtgen to supply Beyondie SOP project with salt milling machine
The machine will harvest the hardened potassium salts from the project's evaporation ponds.
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The machine will harvest the hardened potassium salts from the project's evaporation ponds.
Western Potash Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Resources Corp., has completed the Phase I production drilling programme at its potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The mineral resource estimate now stands at 537 million t of potash with an average grade of 9.24% K2O.
The contract covers deliveries to Indian Potash between October 2019 and 31 March 2020.
The MoU for the project was signed by Uralchem and Angola’s Grupo Opaia SA on the sidelines of the Africa-Russia forum in Sochi, Russia.
The two companies agreed to evaluate opportunities to exchange information and technical expertise in order to increase the capacity of the South African company’s projects both in South Africa itself, including Elandsfontein, the country’s second largest phosphate deposit, and in the Republic of the Congo and Ghana.
The company recorded a net loss of US$23 million, or US$0.20 per common unit, on net sales of US$89 million for 3Q19, compared to a net loss of US$13 million, or US$0.12 per common unit, on net sales of US$80 million for 3Q18.
The company's total fertilizer production in 3Q19 increased by 15.2% y/y to 2460.4 kt. Fertilizer output for 9M19 grew by 7.2% y/y to 7162.0 kt.
Fertilizer Canada has said the federal government should ensure the fertilizer industry is not burdened with excessive regulation or taxes.
The association includes international companies and organisations involved in fertilizer production, the search for innovative solutions and research in the field of fertilizers, phosphorus management and recycling, and mineral and organic fertilizer innovation.
The order book was twice oversubscribed, with the offering generating strong demand from global institutional investors, including from the US, UK and Continental Europe.
Foliar fertilizers are steadily gaining ground in the agriculture industry as an effective multifaceted solution to enhance plant vitals.