
Nutrien to increase potash production in response to supply uncertainty
Nutrien plans to increase potash production capability to approximately 15 million t in 2022.
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Nutrien plans to increase potash production capability to approximately 15 million t in 2022.

Brazil Potash Corp. has said that its executives have met with Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias in Ottawa, Canada, and discussed increasing from 2.44 million tonnes to over 5 million tpy the output from its Autazes project in the Amazon.

The MoU will explore green hydrogen project development opportunities in India's fertilizer industry, as well as the chemical, refining and petrochemical sectors.

India’s heavy reliance on imported liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fertilizer feedstock exposes the nation’s balance sheet to ongoing global gas price hikes, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

If a resolution to negotiations between Teamster’s Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Railways is not reached promptly a strike is set for 16 March at midnight.

The country's agriculture ministry said the ban would help "to maintain balance in the domestic market" and applied to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and complex fertilizers.

The department will make available US$250 million through a new grant programme this summer to support independent, innovative and sustainable American fertilizer production to supply American farmers.

Brazil's Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias has said that Brazil has secured the support of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay for a proposal excluding fertilizer products that will be submitted to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.

Yara has stopped all sourcing from suppliers linked to Russian sanctioned entities and persons, in response to new EU sanctions imposed on 9 March.

Hungarian nitrogen fertilizer producer Nitrogénmuvek has temporarily halted ammonia production as a result of high natural gas prices.

Borealis will now consider various options regarding the future of its nitrogen business.

The plant has been designed with an initial production capacity of 150 000 tpy, with capability to expand up to 450 000 tpy.