Project news

Arab Potash Co. has announced that it has entered a memorandum of understanding with Yara to explore possible collaboration on potassium nitrate.

Bestgrand Chemical Group has announced the successful startup of its wet gas sulfuric acid plant.

According to Reuters, Nutrien Ltd is actively in talks with prospective buyers of its stakes in the lithium producer SQM and Arab Potash Co. Plc.

Gensource Potash Corp. has announced that it has entered into an engagement agreement with Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. and its syndication partner, Heritage Capital Group.

KBR Inc. has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Indorama and Toyo Engineering Corp. for the Train 2 ammonia plant at Indorama’s Port Harcourt site in Nigeria.

Corfo – the Chilean development agency – has reached an agreement with Lithium company SQM, bringing an end to a dispute over royalties in Chile’s Salar de Atacama.

Yara International ASA has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tata Chemicals’ urea business in India.

Kropz SA (Pty) Ltd has announced that Ian Harebottle has been appointed Group CEO, and will commence his new role on 28 March 2018 after seeing out the rest of his contract with Gemfields plc.

BCI Minerals Ltd and Kalium Lakes Ltd – the owners of the Carnegie Potash Project – have announced that brine analysis results for the initial auger sampling programme have been completed.

GPO, G2X Energy Inc. and CFEn have announced that they have entered into a 15-year natural gas transportation and supply contract in support of a new Mexican fertilizer plant.

Nutrien Ltd has released a statement claiming that the merger of equals between Agrium Inc. and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. has been successfully completed.

Vale has announced that the sale of Vale Fertilizantes to the Mosaic Co. is expected to close on or around 8 January 2018.

Stamicarbon has released a statement announcing that it has signed licensing and equipment supply contracts with Jiujiang Xinlianxin Fertilizer Co. Ltd for a new ultra-low energy urea plant.

GrowMax Resources Corp. has released a statement outlining its opportunities and focus for the upcoming 18 months.

According to Reuters, Yunnan Yuntianhua Co. – a major chemical producer based in Yunnan, China – has stopped production of both synthetic ammonia and urea.