
LSB’s ammonia facility temporarily taken out of service
LSB Industries Inc. has announced that the ammonia plant at its El Dorado, Arkansas, US, chemical facility was taken offline on 4 June 2018 due to a power failure at the facility.
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LSB Industries Inc. has announced that the ammonia plant at its El Dorado, Arkansas, US, chemical facility was taken offline on 4 June 2018 due to a power failure at the facility.

Blackline Safety Corp. has released a statement introducing its new G7 Insight, a new offering that equips businesses in the energy, utility and telecom sectors with a new global standard for gas detection.

The Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea is a 50-50 joint venture between Danakali Ltd and the Eritrean National Mining Corp.

Crystal Financial has released a statement announcing the closing of a US$70 million senior credit facility for Southern States Cooperative.

Itafos has announced that it has closed its previously announced US$165 million secured term loan facility.

The President of The Fertilizer Institute, Chris Jahn, has praised the US House of Representatives for voting overwhelmingly in favour of H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, by a vote of 408-2.

Milestone Potash Corp. has entered into an agreement with SNC-Lavalin Inc. to complete the detailed engineering for the Milestone Phase I Selective Solution Mining Project in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada.

Total external cost of the facility at Deendayal port in Gujarat is estimated at Rs1.38 billion (US$21 million), with the port also expected to invest a further Rs3.4 billion into the project.

Hawk Energy has partnered with Airponix, which will harvest its first large crop of potatoes grown without soil, in a promising sign for a technology that claims it can deliver high vegetable yields with minimal costs and environmental degradation.

Parkway Minerals has announced that it is commencing the initial ‘proof of concept’ drill program on its 100% owned Lake Barlee Salt Lake Project in Australia.

Global fertilizer company EuroChem Group AG has announced that it has signed a further agreement with the John Nurminen Foundation – a private Finnish foundation that looks to protect the Baltic Sea.

According to Reuters, shares in Emmerson have jumped more than 60% on their return to trade after the mining company raised approximately £6 million by issuing 200 million new shares.