Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing 20 - 26 July 2012

26 July 2012

by John Ollett

Fertiliser gets boost while TiO2 weakens and soda ash stands divided

Keywords: fertiliser, phosphate, potash, titanium dioxide, TiO2, chromite, soda ash,

The fertiliser markets saw a boost this week as crop prices in the US grew as the result of a drought.

Vale, for example, this week reported a 14.9% hike in revenues quarter-on-quarter, owing to the increase of sales volumes of almost all of its phosphate products.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan also said that the drought had boosted demand.

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