Brazil Potash has awarded a second Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at its Autazes potash project in Amazonas State, Brazil, to WSP UK Ltd., with Redpath Deilmann Mining Inc. as subconsultants.
Bifox Ltd has acquired an initial 16.667% stake in Fosfatos del Pacífico S.A. (Fospac) from Fossal S.A.A. for $10 million, with a call option to purchase the remaining 83.333% for $50 million.
Germany's thyssenkrupp Uhde has signed pre‑FEED contracts with Fuella AS, a Bergen‑based developer and operator of green hydrogen and green ammonia projects founded in 2020, for two 400,000 tpa green ammonia plants at the ports of Pecém and Açu in Brazil.
ATOME has appointed Sungrow Hydrogen as electrolyser supplier for its 260,000 t/y low‑carbon Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) project at Villeta, Paraguay.
Guyana has attracted a mix of Chinese, US, Indian, European and local engineering groups to bid for the Guyana Ammonia and Urea Plant (GAUP), a 300,000 t/y fertilizer project planned at Wales alongside the country’s gas‑to‑energy complex.
Metso has signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation, one of the largest copper producers in the world, for the supply of copper solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW) technology to the company’s Tia Maria project in Cocachacra, Peru. The new plant will produce 120,000 tons of high-purity copper cathodes per year.
Ameropa has acquired Peruvian fertiliser distributor Inkafert, giving the Swiss group a direct foothold in Peru’s bulk fertiliser market while keeping the local team and set‑up in place.
Brazil‑focused phosphate developer Aguia is nearing final approval for its Tres Estradas project in southern Brazil, with state environmental agency FEPAM now reviewing last‑minute changes ahead of issuing an operating licence.
Brazil Potash has secured the installation licence for its Autazes potash mine in Amazonas state, clearing the way for construction of a 2.4 million t/y project aimed at cutting Brazil’s heavy reliance on imported MOP.
Argentina's Pampa Energía is advancing work on a proposed 2 million t/y urea plant but has not yet taken a final investment decision, the company said in its recent investor briefings.