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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
10.03.2011
- German fertilizer supplier K+S proposed a higher-than-expected dividend, banking on a marked profit increase as farmers' demand gets a boost from strong grain and crop prices. The...
02.03.2011
- BASF is preparing to divest "major parts" of its nitrogen fertilizer business, which is under pressure from low-cost producers in the Middle East. BASF, the world's largest...
