Special reports

In a meeting held on 5 December the company’s board of directors approved its 2040 Strategic Plan, part of which confirmed the company's ending of business in the fertilizer industry.

Chuck Magro, Nutrien's President and CEO, said the sale "marks the conclusion of a major deliverable for Nutrien."

Jennifer Willis-Jones, CRU Fertilizer Week, looks at possible consequences of a worsening in relations between Russia and Ukraine and its potential effect on nitrogen fertilizer trade.

The Chinese company has purchased a 23.77% share in SQM, a Chilean lithium miner, for US$4.066 billion.

The auction will complete the sale of SQM, a Chilean lithium producer to Chinese company Tianqi.

The company will offer Indonesia's fertilizer industry solutions to enhance plant efficiency and optimise energy consumption.

The Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria has said it believes the move will go a long way in stemming the importation of poor quality NPK fertilizer blends.

The ‘US Biofertilizer Market - Segmented by Microorganisms - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)’ report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

The industry body has released its Vision report outlining the pathway for the evolution of the European fertilizer industry to 2030.

The company recorded revenue of US$4.1 billion in 4Q18.

The dividend amounts to US$0.15/share on common stock.

EuroChem Group AG, a leading global fertilizer producer, and Belgium-based biotechnology company Aphea.Bio announce the signing of a research and development agreement.

Nutrien Ltd has announced that Pedro Farah has been appointed Nutrien's Executive Vice President and CFO, effective February 1, 2019.

The Linde Group, a leading producer of industrial gases, states that 2018 revenue and earnings is expected to be at the top end of their projected ranges.

K+S Group, an independent minerals company, has announced that revenues rose by around 16 %, a significant increase in the 3Q18.