Sulfur

The company has awarded Chemetics Inc. the contract to install Chemetics CORE-SO2™ sulfuric acid technology, at its Nolans Project in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The company has announced that it has been awarded a 550 tpd sulfuric acid plant project on an EPC based contract in Neratovice, Czech Republic.

The company expects to operate the sulfuric acid plant at Arraias in Brazil with a base load capacity of approximately 10 500 tpm.

The new, independent company has been named Elessent Clean Technologies.

The project in Gamasa City, Egypt, is scheduled to be delivered in 22 months, while the project in Oromia, Ethiopia, is due to be delivered in 15 months from the contract LC opening date.

The recommissioning of the sulfuric acid plant at Arraias is expected to be completed over a 4-month timeframe in order to commence sulfuric acid sales during 1Q22.

The disruption in supply is a result of the smelter at Rio Tinto's Kennecott mine shutting down on 21 September 2021 following a release of molten copper materials.

The Common Sulfur Plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City was able to reach in excess of 10 000 tpd of processed sulfur in August.

DuPont Clean Technologies has announced a global price increase of US$0.30/l for its MECS® sulfuric acid catalyst products.

Global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and turnkey project management company Nuberg EPC, has been awarded the 500 tpd sulfuric acid plant project on EPC and lump sum turnkey (LSTK) basis in Egypt.

The company’s phosphate-based fertilizer sales rise by 15% year-on-year in 3Q20.

American Pacific Borates Ltd is pleased to provide an update on its Fort Cady Borate Mine brand creation work to establish a US presence for the company’s intended products.

Itafos has recently provided an update on Itafos Conda’s reduced scope plant turnaround and announced a disruption in sulfuric acid supply to Itafos Conda from Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine.

Salt Lake Potash has announced construction of the process plant at its Lake Way Sulfate of Potash project in Western Australia has continued to progress.

CRU has also announced that its Nitrogen + Syngas USA Conference, which was due to be held in Tulsa, US, from 2 – 4 June, has been postponed to early 2021.