GSFC (India) and Casale SA (Switzerland) are pleased to announce that GSFC’s 40’000 MT/y new melamine plant in Vadodara (India), based on Casale’s Low Energy Melamine (LEM) technology, has now smoothly reached its design capacity, with specific consumptions in line with the expectations and consistently delivering a premium quality product, in terms of colour and purity.
To be established in Gujarat, India, the plant is expected to produce a capacity of 150 metric tonnes per day. The contract has been awarded by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals.
The turbulent spring of 2019 continues to wreak havoc on farmers’ planting plans, and the weather’s having just as much influence on the fertilizer market too. As the window for corn planting closes, some farmers must shift nitrogen sources or crop choices.
Stamicarbon, the license company of Maire Tecnimont Group, has signed a contract for License, Process Design Package (PDP) and Proprietary Equipment supply for a grass root urea melt and granulation plant for ShchekinoAzot, to be built in Pervomayskiy, Tula region, Russia.
The acquisition of Arr Maz will enable Arkema to strengthen its long-term ambition of achieving over 80 % of sales in specialties by 2023. Arr Maz has commercial presence across North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area has received a new order for the construction of a fertilizer plant in Poland. The customer for the project is ANWIL, a subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, one of the largest oil industry corporations in Central and Eastern Europe from Poland.
The Novaphos technology, formerly called IHP, enables sustainable production of high-quality super-phosphoric acid (SPA) using low-quality phosphate rock without creating phosphogypsum waste.
Nitrogen-based fertilizers play a critical role in modern agriculture, yet they are not without drawbacks. Runoff from fertilized fields causes coastal dead zones and fouled waterways, and nitrogen gases released from the soil contribute to increased radiative forcing, stratospheric ozone loss, and nitrogen deposition.
Technavio has announced the release of their research report on the global nitrogenous fertilizer market for the forecast period 2019-2023.
The value of fertiliser imported from Morocco declined by 59 per cent in 2018 as concerns over substandard shipment of the input hit supplies, official data have shown.
Morocco’s loss was, however, a gain for Saudi Arabia whose exports of the input to Kenya increased by 15 per cent in a year that saw the quantity of imported fertiliser dip due to higher global prices of fertilizer, a delay by Treasury to purchase cheap fertiliser and crackdown on low-quality products.
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TORONTO, May 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itafos (TSX VENTURE: IFOS) (the “Company”) reported today its Q1 2019 financial results and operational highlights. The Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 are available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and under the Investors – Financial Statements page of the Company’s website, www.itafos.com. All dollar values are in US Dollars.
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As reported by Argus Media, Muriate of Potash (MOP) sales within Australia rose by 9% last year to hit a 14-year high, as various factors combined to boost potash consumption.