Industrial Minerals


Uralkali increased potash production by 6.4% in 2011

16 January 2012

by Alex Feytis

Russian potash giant boosted annual output to 10.83m following merger with Silvinit

Keywords: Uralkali, Silvinit, potash prices, potash, fertiliser, NPK

Russian potash producer Uralkali boosted production by 6.4% to 10.83m tonnes in 2011 year on year following merger with Silvinit and a capacity expansion programme, the company announced today.

The world’s second largest potash producer’s output, which now includes the combined capacity with Silvinit since its merger in June last year, increased from 10.18m tonnes potassium chloride (KCl) in 2010....