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Nafta Moscow Eyes $15 Billion Stake in Belaruskali

09.06.2011 - Nafta Moscow, the investment vehicle of Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov, is in talks to purchase 50% plus one share in state-owned Belarussian fertilizer producer Belaruskali for...

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Israel Corp Swings To Q1 Loss On Weak Shipping Unit

27.05.2011 - Israel Corp, one of Israel's largest holding companies, said on Thursday it swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by poor results in its shipping unit. The company posted a...

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Israel Chemicals Q1 Profit Beats Forecast

17.05.2011 - Fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker Israel Chemicals (ICL) reported a 16% rise in first-quarter net profit despite a workers' strike as increased prices for its products...

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K+S Says Compo Unit Could Be Sold At End Of June

12.05.2011 - German potash miner K+S is making progress in the planned sale of its garden fertilizer unit Compo and is aiming to strike a deal at the end of next month as it focuses on its main...

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BHP To Move Specialty Office To Saskatchewan

11.05.2011 - BHP Billiton said on Tuesday it will move the head office of its diamonds and specialty products unit to Saskatchewan, a move that ties in with the Anglo-Australian miner's plans...

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Belarus Hikes Potash Export Duty 50% From June

09.05.2011 - Belarus has raised export duty on potash fertilizers by 50% from June 1, a presidential decree showed on Friday, a move that is likely to hurt local producers. The duty will rise...

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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...