Project news

Verde AgriTech Plc has announced that on site plant assembly has now commenced at its processing plant in Brazil.

Centrex Metals Ltd has completed an update to the mineral resource estimate for its Ardmore Phosphate Rock Project in North West Queensland, Australia.

KBR Inc. has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to a Fortune 100 chemicals manufacturer for its facilities in Mexico and the US.

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.

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.

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.

Encanto Potash Corp. has announced a strategic plan to move the proposed potash solution mine project located on Muskowekwan First Nation land forward from its current status to ‘shovel ready’ status.

According to Reuters, Bayer’s planned takeover of Monsanto has been approved by the US.

A new blending plant in the state of Mato Grosso is expected to produce 300 000 t of fertilizer by the end of 2018.

Yara has entered into an agreement with Kalmar, in which Kalmar will deliver autonomous equipment, software and services for a unique, fully digitalised container handling solution at the Porsgrunn quayside in Norway.

Following the recent news that TechnipFMC and LTHE have been awarded major EPCC contracts for two natural gas based fertilizer complexes in Eastern India, LTHE’s CEO has spoken on the matter.