Sirius Minerals’ tunnel boring machine arrives at Teesside polyhalite mine
The first 1800 t tunnel boring machine that will be used to construct Sirius Minerals’ 23 mile mineral transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, has arrived.
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SAMSON releases its new generation STORMAJOR
The new, updated design promises to improve handling and stability in the loading and reception of all kinds of bulk materials.
Grupa Azoty Police signs contract allowing access to low-cadmium phosphate rock
Grupa Azoty Police has signed a contract that gives it access to low-cadmium phosphate rock deposits until 2021.
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NIIK has successfully completed the relining of a urea synthesis reactor in Hungary
Between October and December 2018, NIIK’s specialists performed repair works for relining of urea synthesis reactor R202 at Nitrogénmuvek Zrt. urea production plant (Pétfürdo, Hungary).
GSFC’s new LEM™ melamine plant has commenced trial runs
Casale has announced that Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemical Ltd, Vadodara (India) has produced its first batch of melamine at their new plant.
Danakali Limited releases 4Q18 results and project updates
Danakali Limited is pleased to provide this quarterly update on the activities and financial position of the Company and its Colluli Potash Project, located in Eritrea, East Africa. The project is 100% owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company, a 50:50 joint venture between Danakali and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation.
Reward Minerals provides a Lake Disappointment project update
Advanced stage sulphate of potash exploration and development company Reward Minerals has received notification from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation of Western Australia (EPA Services Division) that the company’s Lake Disappointment project environmental review document has been approved for release for public review.
UCC Shchekinoazot confirmed guaranteed operation parameters of world’s first IMAP™ methanol and ammonia co-production plant
In December, UCC Shchekinoazot (Tula region, Russia) successfully completed a test run of their newly erected methanol and ammonia co-production unit based on Haldor Topsoe’s IMAP Methanol+™ process.
K+S Siegfried-Giesen potash plant receives final planning approval
The Lower Saxony State Authority for Mining, Energy, and Geology has issued the permit for a possible resumption of the potash production at the Siegfried-Giesen site (district of Hildesheim).
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Kore Potash PLC announces the outcomes of the Kola Potash project definitive feasibility study
Kore Potash plc, the potash development company has announced the outcomes of the Kola Potash Project Definitive Feasibility Study, which was undertaken by a consortium of French engineering companies during 2017 and 2018.
OCP S.A. and Fertinsgro Biotech S.L. announce the establishment of a joint venture in Jorf Lasfar for the production of enhanced fertilizers
OCP S.A, a leading phosphate soil and plant nutrition company, and Fertinagro Biotech S.L., a Spanish company which manufactures and supplies a wide range of specialised plant nutrition solutions, have established a Joint Venture company for the production of granular high analysis NPK as well as fertilizers enhanced with urease inhibitors, bio-stimulants, and trace elements (micronutrients), to address the international market.
India’s ammonia capacity is expected to witness double digit growth over the next six years, says GlobalData
India’s ammonia plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 15.610 million tpy in 2017 to 25.491 million tpy in 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Borsodchem selects Casale for its second nitric acid plant
Casale and Borsodchem, a subsidiary of Wahua Chemical Group (China), have signed a contract for the supply of a new 660 tpd, nitric acid plant at the Kazincbarcika factory in Hungary.
PJSC KuibyshevAzot launches large-scale modernisation of ammonium nitrate plant
PJSC KuibyshevAzot is planning to put into operation a new granulated ammonium nitrate plant before the end of 2020.
Acron launches blended fertilizer production in Veliky Novgorod
Acron Group, one of the leading mineral fertilizer producers in Russia and globally, has commissioned a 600 ktpy blended fertilizer unit at its site in Veliky Novgorod.