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Israel Chem to Invest €160 Million in Spanish Unit

14.04.2011 - Fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker Israel Chemicals (ICL) said it would invest €160 million ($231.6 million) in the first phase of an efficiency plan for its Spanish unit...

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Israel Chem to Mine Polyhalite Mineral in Britain

13.04.2011 - Fertilizer and specialty chemicals producer Israel Chemicals (ICL) said it will begin mining vast reserves of mineral salt polyhalite located at lower levels of its potash mines in...

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BHP Billiton in Talks Over Shell's Woodside Stake

11.04.2011 - BHP Billiton is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell on buying its 24.3% stake in Australia's Woodside Petroleum and the sides have been holding detailed discussions about a potential...

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Russia's Uralkali 2010 Net Profit Jumps 83%

01.04.2011 - Russian potash producer Uralkali said on Friday its net profit surged 83% in 2010, beating expectations as output and prices surged thanks to firm demand for the soil nutrient. Net...

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BHP Outlines $9.5 Billion Expansion Plans In Iron Ore, Coal

28.03.2011 - BHP Billiton said it has approved $9.5 billion of capital investments to expand Australian iron ore and coal mining projects, in the first details the global miner has given of a...

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Nigeria Agrees to $10 Billion Investment In Gas, Chemicals

28.03.2011 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday he had signed agreements worth around $10 billion over the next three years for investment in gas processing, petrochemicals...

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Russia Uralkali, Silvinit to Mine 10.6 Million Tons of Potash

21.03.2011 - Russian potash miners Uralkali and Silvinit expect to produce a combined 10.6 million tons of potash this year, up from 10.3 million tons in 2010, Uralkali's CEO said. The two...

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Fertilizer Maker Migao Inks Potash Deal

16.03.2011 - Potash fertilizer maker Migao said it had arranged for the supply of 500,000 tons of potash a year at a discount to market prices for 10 years starting 2013. The multi-year supply...