Project news

Stamicarbon has announced that it has signed a license agreement for the construction of a greenfield urea melt plant owned by Brunei Fertilizer Industries SDN BHD.

Sirius Minerals Plc has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Taiwan’s Agriculture Minister has visited companies in Kuala Lumpur selling Taiwan-produced agricultural products, in an effort to promote Taiwan-produced fertilizer, seeds and agricultural machines in Malaysia.

Sirius Minerals Plc has entered into a design and build contract with DMC Mining Services UK Ltd and DMC Mining Services Ltd for the construction of four shafts required for its polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, UK.

KBR Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide its proprietary Ammonia InSite Technology to PT Panca Amara Utama for the ammonia plant complex in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has announced that the kainite crystallisation and flotation facility has been successfully commissioned on schedule at the Hattorf site.

Ecophos has announced that it has signed an agreement with Guizhou Chanhen Chemical Corp. to establish a sino-foreign equity joint venture, Chaneco Co. Ltd.

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.