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All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17.
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View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2021 and 2022.
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The United Kingdom and European Union have reached an agreement on a trade deal that will ensure tariff-free trading of most goods between the country and the bloc after December 31 when the withdrawal transition period ends, easing metals and minerals market participants’ fears of logistics paralysis and material shortages.
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Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.
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The acquisition expands the Fastmarkets’ price reporting business into agriculture.
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View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
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The digitalization of global trade received another push this week, with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the government of Singapore and industry participants signing an agreement to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of technologies in commerce at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year.
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The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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Mergers and acquisitions in the metals and mining sector may have slowed overall but battery metals deal activity has begun to accelerate, according to a report by consultancy EY.
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Swiss fertilizer producer poses threat to Uralkali's dominance in Russian potash production via new 2.3-million-tpy plant.
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Potash markets will remain tight despite the creation of new capacity, the newly formed sector giant says.
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Russia's Uralchem shifts focus from DAP and MOP onto mixed fertilizer products.
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Sociedad de Quimica y Minera SA (SQM), the Chilean lithium, iodine, and potash producer, has opened up a new conciliation process with the government over a dispute regarding lithium exploration rights in the Salar de Atacama.
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The fertilizer company still must find a buyer for its stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM to satisfy regulators.
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The Chilean Economic Development Agency is in dispute with SQM over its lithium contract in the Atacama desert.
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Chromite prices firm on low supply; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of potash and phosphate prices; The non-metallurgical chromite market has maintained the high prices reached in previous weeks; Fluorspar prices rise amid tight supply
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Industrial Minerals has today discontinued its potash and phosphate prices.
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The Italian chemicals group is in line for its third acquisition this year, by taking over fellow speciality chemicals company Detrex, which has a strong presence in US end markets.
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The unit in Charleston supplies phosphates for plastics, flame retardants and agriculture applications.
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"The timing is perfect," chief executive of PotashCorp, Jochen Tilk, tells investors during his report on October 26.
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The latest takeover aims at strengthening the company’s presence in the Americas, following the recent buyout of US-based Compass Chemical International.
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Russian producer Uralchem sees production ease again after last year's record output.
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Antimony trioxide falls on lack of consumer appetite; China refrigerant demand supports fluorspar prices; Lithium prices in Europe chase Chinese market; IM proposes to delist its potash and phosphate prices
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Regulatory approval in India for the merger means PotashCorp will see it divest it's stakes in SQM, Israel Chemicals and Arab Potash Co. within 18 months.
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Industrial Minerals proposes to delist all potash and phosphate prices.
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The company announces an ambitious restructuring, hoping to rapidly increase profits, and reduce indebtedness.
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Russian potash producer Uralkali has revised its 2017 global consumption forecast amid higher sales volume and improving demand outlook.
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Rail and sea links are fractured in the US's largest international port, as supply chains of some industrial minerals could be disrupted.
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The potash and salt producer has transported its first major train cargo from its mine to the port in Canada, and the commercial shipment to Asia is scheduled to leave port by October.
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One of the largest potash producers in the world will be shutting down operation at two sites in end-2017 as part of its strategy to match output with market demand.
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China's Ministry of Land and Resources released new data last month about the country's reserves of strategic important minerals, including several non-metallic minerals such as graphite, lithium and zircon.
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The phosphate fertiliser and potash producer said it was fortunate to avoid major damage due to hurricane Irma, but it expects to lose phosphate production in Q3.
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The German potash and salt producer opens a new port facility in Vancouver, Canada, to transport products from its potash mine.
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The phosphate fertiliser and potash producer has announced that its Q3 output will be affected by Hurricane Irma, but the exact impact is unclear until the company completes its facilities assessments. Meanwhile, Mosaic will not be making any price offers until the final damage is known.
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The world’s largest phosphate producer, OCP, reported higher Q2 earnings. Although demand remained strong in H2, the market will be price-sensitive to Chinese exporters' behaviour.
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The merger of two of the largest North American fertiliser producers has been granted approval from the Canadian regulator, but the clearance process for the transaction continues in the US, China and India.
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The phosphate fertiliser and potash producer has idled its operations in Florida ahead of the hurricane.
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The merger of two of the largest North American fertiliser producers will be delayed to Q4 due to new conditions set by the Chinese and Indian regulators.
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German fertiliser producer K+S has launched a new port facility in Vancouver for the shipping of potash from its mine in Saskatchewan.
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Russian potash producer Uralkali has revised its 2017 global consumption forecast amid higher sales volume and improving demand outlook.
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Graphite prices rise again; magnesia up as environmental back on Lioaning; iodine increases; antimony trioxide stays unchanged in midsummer; Industrial Minerals proposes to delist barytes and bentonite grades; fluorspar drops; ICL and APC conclude potash supply contracts with India.
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Jordan-based fertiliser producer The Arab Potash Company has finalised a supply agreement with two Indian buyers for delivery until H1 2018.
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Revenues and earnings are forecast to rise in 2017 due to less troubled production at the Werra plant.
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Tel Aviv-heaquartered ICL has finalised several one-year potash supply contracts with Indian buyers at a higher price.
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US-based Intrepid Potash has reduced its losses in Q2 by cutting cost of production and diversify its income through water rights monetisation strategy.
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Leading integrated fertiliser producer the Mosaic Co. reported higher Q2 earnings as stronger potash and phosphate product demand offset lower prices.
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Tel Aviv-heaquartered ICL has finalised several supply contracts with Chinese buyers for the rest of 2017.
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PotashCorp reported higher Q2 earnings on improving agrimineral demand and lower production cost.
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Russian potash producer Uralkali has finalised a supply agreement with India's IPL following the expiry of the previous contract in July 2017.
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