Project news

Pöyry has announced that it has been awarded the EPCM services assignment for the Topinoja biogas plant expansion project by Gasum Ltd.

Sirius Minerals has announced that it has signed an agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. for the supply of binder for its POLY4 product. Sirius has also named ADM as its North American offtake partner.

Western Resources Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp., has successfully developed a groundwater supply source for the company’s proposed Milestone Phase I Potash Project.

Halliburton Co. has released a statement claiming that it has acquired Athlon Solutions LLC – a provider of specialty water and process treatment chemicals, customised engineering solutions, and services.

Brandt has released a statement claiming that it has opened a 42 000 ft2 production facility for specialty formulation products in Visalia, California, US.

Sirius Minerals Plc has announced that its subsidiary, York Potash Ltd, and Redcar Bulk Terminal Ltd have entered into a materials handling agreement under which RBT will provide port and ship loading services from its existing Redcar Bulk Terminal port facility.

Emmerson Plc has announced that it has completed the fieldwork component of a 60-line kilometer seismic survey over 10 lines of its 100% Khemisset potash project in Northern Morocco.

Casale has announced that it has acquired the license and know-how of the CO2 removal process developed and owned by Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry (Russia).

Centrex Metals Ltd has received further fertilizer conversion test work results from KemWorks on phosphate rock concentrate samples from the Ardmore phosphate rock project.

LSB Industries Inc. has announced that the ammonia plant at its chemical facility in El Dorado, Arkansas, US, resumed production on 30 June 2018.

Centrex Metals Ltd has announced that a pilot plant trial has been completed for the production of phosphoric acid from its premium 35% P2O5 grade low cadmium phosphate rock concentrate from its Ardmore project.

Altius Minerals Corp. has announced that it has amended its existing credit facility to refinance its existing term and revolver debt.

KBR Inc. has announced that it has been awarded a nitric acid plant revamp contract by Haifa Chemicals Ltd for its plant in Mishor-Rotem, Israel.

The company is mining polyhalite, a type of potash, at the Woodsmith Mine in the UK.

IFC will directly lend US$100 million and mobilise an additional US$850 million of loans from other developmental financial institutions and commercial banks.