Special reports

Acron has released its unconsolidated RAS financial statements for the first nine months of 2018.

EuroChem Group AG, a leading global fertilizer producer, announces that Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Group a BB rating and revised the outlook on the Group to stable from negative.

Full-year 2018 adjusted guidance reflects higher sales (up 7-9%), operating income (up 11-14%), operating margin of 15.3% to 15.5% (up 60-80 bps) and diluted EPS (up 23-26%), compared with adjusted 2017 financial results.

After months of uncertainty, Petrobas has announced that it plans on closing two fertilizer plants that are incurring losses.

Danakali Limited provide a quarterly update on the activities and financial position of its Colluli Potash Project, located in Eritrea, East Africa.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) segment to WorleyParsons Limited for US$3.3 billion, consisting of US$2.6 billion in cash and US$700 million in WorleyParsons ordinary shares.

Acron Group's 9M 2018 fertilizer output is up 3% to 4.6 million t.

Kelvion's shareholder committee had announced that Marcus Mayer will join Kelvion as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Managing Director of Kelvion Holding GmbH effective as of January 1, 2019.

Casale and Orica have agreed a deal for the acquisition, by Casale, of Orica’s complete process and know-how to produce Low Density Ammonium Nitrate (LDAN).

Nutrien Ltd. has announced that it has completed the sale of its minority equity investment in Arab Potash Company to SDIC Mining Investment Co. Ltd. for gross proceeds of US$502 million.

The conference call will take place on 30 October at 7:30 am Central Time (8:30 am Eastern Time).

Argus Media, a fertilizer market data and business intelligence company, has acquired Integer Research.

In September 2017, BASF and Solvay agreed that BASF would acquire Solvay’s polyamide business subject to approval of the relevant merger control authorities.

Namhae Chemical, a large South Korean fertilizer producer, has issued a tender 2019 to buy its yearly urea requirement.

Wally Schaefer, Jorvic Vital and Melissa Callejo, Nalco Water, USA, explain the importance of heat exchanger monitoring data in enabling the ammonia plants of the future.