Industrial Minerals


Russia’s Uralkali increases potash prices to China by 17.5% for H2

29 June 2011

by Alex Feytis

World’s no. 2 potash producer to raise MOP prices to $470/tonne to China

Keywords: Uralikali, Silvinit, Belaruskali, BPC, Sinochem, potash, fertiliser

Russia’s Uralkali, the world’s second largest potash producer since its merger with Silvinit, will increase prices muriate of potash (MOP) for China by 17.5% for the second half of 2011, the company announced today.

 

Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC), a joint venture trader of Uralkali and Belaruskali, agreed to supply China’s Sinochem Corp. and China National Agricultural Means of Production Group Corp....