Belaruskali puts into commercial operation Petrikov Mine with capacity of 1.5 million tons of potash per year
<p> MINSK, Aug 27 - PrimePress. Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk Oblast) has put into commercial operation the Petrikov Mining And Processing Plant (Gomel Oblast) with the capacity of 1.5 million tons of potash fertilizers a year, President Lukashenko’s telegram channel reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “This is the most ambitious project of Belaruskali. It will produce 1.5 million tons of fertilizers per year with a possibility to double the output,” the report says. </p> <p> </p> <p> On 30 January 2020, Belaruskali produced the first batch of potash fertilizers from the ore extracted at the Petrikov Mining and Processing Factory. Director of the Petrikov Mine, Yury Petrovsky, said that the Petrikov Mine will reach its design capacity to produce potash fertilizers in early 2022. The production capacity of the plant is 1.5 million tons of fertilizers per year with a possibility to double the output. The construction of the Petrikov Mining and Processing Factory started in August 2014, the total value of the project stands at $1.25bn. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belaruskali is one of the world’s largest producers of potash mineral fertilizers, and is 100% state-owned. The company operates on the basis of the Starobin potassium salt deposit and includes four mines, auxiliary shops and service divisions. The company’s share in global exports of potash fertilizers exceeds 16%. The products are supplied to more than 100 countries. Exports are handled through Belarusian Potash Company (BPC). </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus’ potash industry is under Western sanctions. The European Union imposed sectoral economic sanctions on Belarus on 25 June 2021. In particular, trade in petroleum products, potash fertilizers, raw materials and equipment for the production of tobacco and tobacco products is restricted. On 9 August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on 23 individuals and 21 entities of Belarus, including Belaruskali, Absolutbank, Energo-Oil, New Oil Company, Bremino Group, Grodno Tobacco Factory, the National Olympic Committee and the Investigative Committee of Belarus. The UK and Canada also imposed sanctions on major sectors of the Belarusian economy, including the potash and oil refining industry, government securities and money market instruments, as well as dual-use goods and technologies and the aviation industry. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-08-28
Primepress
Belaruskali puts into commercial operation Petrikov Mine with capacity of 1.5 million tons of potash per year
MINSK, Aug 27 - PrimePress. Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk Oblast) has put into commercial operation the Petrikov Mining And Processing Plant (Gomel Oblast) with the capacity of 1.5 million tons of potash fertilizers a year, President Lukashenko’s telegram channel reports.
“This is the most ambitious project of Belaruskali. It will produce 1.5 million tons of fertilizers per year with a possibility to double the output,” the report says.
On 30 January 2020, Belaruskali produced the first batch of potash fertilizers from the ore extracted at the Petrikov Mining and Processing Factory. Director of the Petrikov Mine, Yury Petrovsky, said that the Petrikov Mine will reach its design capacity to produce potash fertilizers in early 2022. The production capacity of the plant is 1.5 million tons of fertilizers per year with a possibility to double the output. The construction of the Petrikov Mining and Processing Factory started in August 2014, the total value of the project stands at $1.25bn.
Belaruskali is one of the world’s largest producers of potash mineral fertilizers, and is 100% state-owned. The company operates on the basis of the Starobin potassium salt deposit and includes four mines, auxiliary shops and service divisions. The company’s share in global exports of potash fertilizers exceeds 16%. The products are supplied to more than 100 countries. Exports are handled through Belarusian Potash Company (BPC).
As previously reported, Belarus’ potash industry is under Western sanctions. The European Union imposed sectoral economic sanctions on Belarus on 25 June 2021. In particular, trade in petroleum products, potash fertilizers, raw materials and equipment for the production of tobacco and tobacco products is restricted. On 9 August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on 23 individuals and 21 entities of Belarus, including Belaruskali, Absolutbank, Energo-Oil, New Oil Company, Bremino Group, Grodno Tobacco Factory, the National Olympic Committee and the Investigative Committee of Belarus. The UK and Canada also imposed sanctions on major sectors of the Belarusian economy, including the potash and oil refining industry, government securities and money market instruments, as well as dual-use goods and technologies and the aviation industry. End