Fertilizer project news

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has announced additional strategic investments in a fertilizer blending plant and a bid for silo complexes from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Western Resources Corp. has announced that its board of directors has approved a three-phase development plan for the Milestone Potash Project and the Phase I early works.

Verdant Minerals has released a progress update on its Ammaroo phosphate project.

Praxair Inc. has announced that it has commenced the supply of hydrogen and nitrogen to Yara Freeport LLC – a world scale ammonia plant in Freeport, Texas, US.

According to Reuters, the Brazilian antitrust regulator has decided to investigate Yara International ASA’s purchase of a fertilizer complex from Vale SA.

Verde AgriTech Plc has released a statement claiming that it has been awarded a mining permit for 50 000 tpy by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines.

Stamicarbon has signed contracts with Hubei Sanning Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd for the licensing of technology and the delivery of proprietary equipment for a grassroots urea plant in China.

Salt Lake Potash has entered into an MoU with Mitsubishi Australia Ltd and Mitsubishi Corp., setting out the basis for the first offtake agreement for the Goldfields Salt Lakes Project.

Mosaic Fertilizer has started up a new sulfur melter at its New Wales facility, using a MECS® DynaWave® reverse jet scrubber licensed by DuPont to remove SO2, H2S and sulfur particulate.

KBR Inc. has been awarded an ammonia plant contract by Toyo Engineering Corp. for the Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd greenfield urea project in Gorakhpur, India.