Fertilizer International 495 Mar-Apr 2020
31 March 2020
Latest in Asia
Mizushima starts carbon-recycling trial
JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical have begun a demonstration project in Japan that converts steelmaking by-product gas into methanol and then propylene.
Chinese sulphuric acid shipment reaches Chile under concentrate swap
A 32,000 t sulphuric acid cargo from China arrived in Mejillones, Chile at the end of September, marking the first shipment since China’s export ban took effect in May.
ANALYSIS: Poorer countries face food shortage due to Hormuz crisis, lack of fertilizer diversification
The continuing conflict in the Middle East is leading to heightened concerns of food shortages on the back of a sharp reduction in fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, with poorer countries that struggle to diversify supplies most exposed to the risk.
INPEX begins blue ammonia production
INPEX Corp says that it has begun ammonia production at its demonstration project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata, and has also begun supplying the ammonia to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC).
GSFC approves Sikka acid plants
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) approved the construction of a 600 t/d phosphoric acid plant and a 1,800 t/d sulphuric acid plant at the company's Sikka unit in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India,