Tag: K+S

We report on the latest potash mining and processing technology from Andritz, Ebner, Köppern, K+S and Veolia. Recent case studies for potash projects globally are also provided.

The Mosaic Company received the 2020 Robert W Campbell Award from the US National Safety Council in February. This prestigious award celebrates the company’s excellence in environment, health and safety (EHS) and its achievements over a decade of continuous improvement. During this period Mosaic’s commitment to EHS has delivered an 80 percent improvement in its recordable injury rate and led to the creation of its Risk Reduction Program.

Despite the unprecedented economic woes inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global MOP industry still managed to endure in 2020, says Andy Hemphill , senior editor for potash at ICIS Fertilizers, thanks to its ‘essential’ status.

Latin America has confirmed its status as a pre-eminent global marketplace for fertilizers. We report on demand growth and fertilizer supply and capacity developments within this diverse region.

Germany’s K+S is the world’s fifth-largest and Western Europe’s largest producer of potash products. The company manufactures a range of potassium sulphate (SOP) and SOP-based products at three production sites in Germany (Wintershall, Hattorf and Bergmannssegen-Hugo). These include KALISOP® , its granular SOP product range, and speciality products such as Patentkali® .

Recent protests in Belarus have triggered a wave of share price volatility, London’s Financial Times reported on 18th August.

The global market for potassium sulphate is on the rise. It has become the preferred potassium fertilizer for many chloride-sensitive, high-value cash crops. This speciality potash product also commands a price premium.

Nutrien is the world’s largest crop nutrient company with a market capitalisation of almost $20 billion (Figure 1). This fertilizer industry giant produces and distributes over 25 million tonnes of potash, nitrogen and phosphate products for agricultural, industrial and feed customers globally. The company’s agriculture retail business also serves over 500,000 growers worldwide through a network of international outlets.

We look at state-of-the-art technology used in phosphate and potash mining, including equipment and systems for excavation, tailings thickening, transport, tunnelling and processing.

The grave economic and human health consequences of the global spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) deepened in March.