Fertilizer project news

Weir Minerals is providing both primary and secondary concentrate screens which will be used for the granulometric separation in the initial phase of the crushing, grinding and desliming processes.

The project will have an initial estimated investment of approximately US$2.4 billion during the first phase to develop a 2.5 million t fertilizer production unit, combining urea and NPK/NPS products.

Construction works for the Standard Grade SOP component of the plant are currently 98.1% complete.

The bulk sample is currently enroute to the International Fertilizer Development Centre headquarters in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, US, for blend and granulation optimisation, field, and greenhouse trials.

The proceeds will be used to fund the purchase of long-lead items and other site infrastructure, including power supply, at the company’s Muga Potash Project.

The microgrid for the Lake Wells sulfate of potash project will be developed in a staged approach, with the thermal component to be completed within circa 15 months of Australian Potash making a final investment decision.

The northern embankment trial construction at BCI Minerals' salt and potash project in Western Australia is nearing completion.

The company will defer the turnaround at its nitrogen fertilizer facility in Coffeyville, Kansas, to 3Q22.

Under the MoU, the Port confirms the availability of sufficient port capacity for up to 700 000 tpy of muriate of potash and salt.

The new granulation plant will be built based on the same design as the first granulation plant Stamicarbon provided for Acron, which was successfully commissioned in 2020.