Phosphates

The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of the Zuarinagar plant by Paradeep Phosphates from Zuari Agro Chemicals.

Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. will supply 400 000 t of diammonium phosphate fertilizer to an unnamed American company.

The ‘Phosphate 3’ expansion aims to add 3 million t of phosphate fertilizer production capacity to Ma’aden's portfolio.

A detailed report for increasing and optimising production at Monómeros Colombo Venezolanos' mono-pressure nitric acid plant in Colombia was completed remotely by Stamicarbon’s Ammonium Nitrate – Nitric Acid team.

According to Minbos, the new phosphate rock fertilizer blend promotes the early release of phosphate nutrients from phosphate rock, potentially eliminating monoammonium phosphate (MAP) from the proposed Cabinda Phosphate granule formulation – delivering a 100% organic fertilizer blend.

The technology has been implemented at the Aurora phosphate facility in North Carolina, US, and allows workers to operate bulldozers safely from a few thousand feet away in an indoor control station.

Arianne Phosphate has reported its operating and financial results for the three-month period ended 31 March 2021.

The company has said the Elandsfontein phosphate project remains on track and within the original projected capital budget for commissioning in 4Q21.

The company's adjusted net income in 1Q21 was RUB21.2 billion (US$286 million), up 28% year-on-year.

The company recorded net income of US$157 million, or US$0.41 per share, for 1Q21.

The company's net profit in 1Q21 was RUB5604 million, against a loss of RUB10 174 million in 1Q20.

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fertilizer enter Canada through the Port of Montreal during the spring seeding season destined for farms across Eastern Canada.

The company's fertilizer output in 1Q21 increased by 2.2% y/y to 2.7 million t.

The agreement concerns the future site of a maritime loading facility on the north shore of the Saguenay River.

The new production facility, which has a capacity of 300 000 tpy, has produced its first batch of MAP, a nitrogen-phosphorous fertilizer.