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Harvest Minerals is now working with Cemig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A) - Minas Gerais state power company - to connect the solar plant to the power grid, which is expected to be completed in January/February 2022.
Uralkali has signed a deal to acquire a 100% stake in UPI Norte, a shareholder of Brazilian fertilizer distributor FertGrow S.A.
An automated system for seismic monitoring has been installed at the Oleniy Ruchey underground mine in Russia to improve mining safety and efficiency.
Mosaic will emphasise opportunities to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from its operations.
Including planned maintenance and unscheduled outages, Yara’s European ammonia production has been approximately 30% ( ~370 000 t) below capacity from September to November.
Mining will continue at ICL Boulby’s Cleveland potash mine in the UK for a further 25 years from 2023.
The equity raising ensures the company is well-funded to complete the two-hole drilling programme, targeted Mineral Resource estimate upgrade and Scoping Study finalisation at its Ohmgebirge development in Germany.
A technical review has confirmed the findings of Anglo American’s due diligence that a number of elements of the project’s design would benefit from modification to bring it up to the company’s safety and operating integrity standards.
Azomures is one of the largest consumers of natural gas in Romania, with approximately 10% of national consumption, and provides 50% of fertilizers used on Romanian farms.
The project schedule remains on track for commissioning in December 2021, with first phosphate rock ore exports expected in 1Q22.
The ClearView digital platform is expected to be operational by early 2022.
BASF selected Clariant's new ammonia synthesis catalyst AmoMax 10 Plus for their ammonia plant in Antwerp, Belgium, after a positive experience with the previous generation at Freeport, Texas, USA.