Industrial Minerals


IM Global Phosphate Roundup 2 – 8 August

08 August 2012

by John Ollett

A brief look at the rest of the week’s phosphate stories in the news

Keywords: phosphate, Tata Chemicals, Innophos Holdings, Minbos Resources, NuPower Resources, CF Industries, India, US, Australia

Tata Chemicals has resumed production of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) at its Haldia plant in West Bengal, India.

The Indian company suspended production over the last three months due to a shortage of phosphoric acid, The Hindu Business Line reported.

The Haldia facility has a capacity of 1.2m tpa which is sold largely in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand.

Innophos Holdings Inc.’s net sales increased 6% year-on-year for Q2 2012 to $214m which was helped by an increase in its speciality phosphates division.

The speciality phosphates division of the...