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Phosagro Quarterly Phosphate-Based Fertilizer Sales Rise 9.4%

Bloomberg

OAO Phosagro, Europe’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer, boosted first-quarter sales volumes of that type of soil nutrient 9.4 percent to 1.07 million metric tons from a year earlier.

PhosAgro could invest over $400 mln in 2012

Interfax

PhosAgro, Russia`s largest producer of phosphate fertilizers, could invest $400 million in its business in 2012, the company`s chief executive, Maxim Volkov said in an interview with Interfax.

PhosAgro asking Gazprom for extra gas starting in 2015 for project in Cherepovets

Interfax

PhosAgro Holding has turned to Gazprom for an allocation of additional volumes of gas starting in 2015 for a project to construct a new ammonia plant in Cherepovets, PhosAgro CEO Maxim Volkov said in an interview with Interfax.

PhosAgro does not plan further phosphate fertiliser decrease

Industrial Minerals

Russian fertiliser manufacturer PhosAgro AG does not plan to further decrease its production of phosphate-based fertiliser as “prices are now moving upwards and demand for fertilisers is rapidly restoring”, CEO Maxim Volkov told IM.

Phosagro Cuts Phosphate-Fertilizer Output Goal on Price Drop

Bloomberg

OAO Phosagro (PHOR), Russia’s largest producer of phosphate fertilizers, plans to cut output of the crop nutrient by 18 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier following a slump in prices.

Apatit Restarts Production at Apatite-Nepheline Plant #2

Dow Jones

Apatit Restarts Production at Apatite-Nepheline Plant #2  Kirovsk, PhosAgro (MICEX-RTS, LSE: PHOR) ("the Company"), a leading global vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producer, announces that OJSC Apatit has restarted production and deliveries to clients at Apatite-Nepheline Beneficiation Plant #2 (ANOF-2).

Phosagro may tap rare earth potential

Reuters

Russian fertiliser group Phosagro is working on technology to allow it to tap into its substantial reserves of rare earths - strategic elements used for everything from battery cells to catalytic converters. 

Fertiliser group PhosAgro targets rare earth processing

Industrial Minerals

Russian company studies producing rare earths from phosphate by-product Russian fertiliser manufacturer PhosAgro is studying the potential to produce rare earths out of the by-product coming from its phosphate processing in 2017-2018, CEO Maxim Volkov revealed to IM.

China Seen Imposing Steeper Fertilizer Export Duties – PhosAgro

Dow Jones

China will likely impose even more severe export duties on fertilizer in coming years, Russian producer PhosAgro(PHOR.RS) said Monday, as the Asian powerhouse attempts to control rising domestic agricultural costs and ensure it grows enough grain to feed a booming population.

Fertilizer Prices Seen Static, Softs As Strong Base – PhosAgro

Dow Jones

Global fertilizer prices will likely stay around current levels in the short term, Russian producer PhosAgro (PHOR.RS) said Monday, days after the company agreed to cut prices to its Indian customers due to the recent sharp fall in the rupee's value.