EuroChem produces first test product at Usolskiy potash project
Published by Nicholas Woodroof,
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World Fertilizer,
EuroChem Group AG, the global fertilizer company, has announced the successful test production of potassium chloride at EuroChem-Usolskiy Potash in the Perm region, Russia. This initial production is an integral part of the commissioning process currently underway at Usolskiy. Production of first marketable product is expected during 2Q18.
Potassium chloride, also known as Muriate of Potash (MOP), is the most commonly used potash fertilizer in agriculture.
Once fully operational, Usolskiy’s Phase 1 will have a total annual production capacity of 2.3 million metric t of MOP. Eight continuous mining machines are working underground at Usolskiy, which is expected to employ about 2000 people once production is fully underway.
Dmitry Strezhnev, EuroChem CEO, commented: “The test production of MOP means we have come closer to the start of regular production at Usolskiy, which has been a substantial and complex greenfield project. We are now focused on completing commissioning and ramping up to commercial production, targeting about 450 000 t of finished product before the end of the year.”
EuroChem is mining sections of the Verkhnekamskoe potash deposit in the Perm region, one of the largest in the world. As well as the Usolskiy Potash project, EuroChem holds a licence to develop the Gremyachinskoe deposit in the Volgograd region of Russia, known as the VolgaKaliy potash project. Development at VolgaKaliy continues and first production of marketable product is expected later this year. To date, EuroChem has invested about US$4.13 billion in the two projects, of which Usolskiy has accounted for US$1.81 billion.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/potash/13032018/eurochem-produces-first-test-product-at-usolskiy-potash-project/
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