14.03.2011
- BASF booked a €900 million ($1.2 billion) pre-tax gain from the sale of its stake in German potash miner K+S, putting weight behind its plan to exit the nitrogen fertilizer...
28.02.2011
- Russian potash miners Uralkali and Silvinit are set for a new legal challenge to their merger from fertilizer group Acron, which wants a better deal for its small Silvinit stake...
23.02.2011
- Russian potash miner Uralkali has appointed former CEO Vladislav Baumgertner to head the newly merged Uralkali-Silvinit, set to be the world's second biggest producer of the...
14.02.2011
- Fertiliser and specialty chemicals maker Israel Chemicals said on Sunday it had signed contracts with several customers in China to supply a total of 500,000 tonnes of potash in...
03.02.2011
- BHP Billiton, which failed in its $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp last year, said its Jansen potash project has moved into the feasibility study phase. An environmental...
20.01.2011
- Cargill may have a "For Sale" sign on Mosaic, the world's second-largest fertilizer producer, but it could be years until buyers come knocking. In a three-step deal years in the...
14.01.2011
- Russian potash producer Uralkali said on Thursday its Belarusian Potash Co (BPC) export joint venture will supply 600,000 tons of output to two major Chinese buyers at $400 per ton...
05.01.2011
- Rising protectionism could kill off some multi-billion-dollar international takeovers this year, bankers say, noting that governments are increasingly keen to protect their...
