Brazilian phosphate to face scarcity

Mosaic to idle production at Brazil phosphate mines

Apr. 11, 2019 4:16 PM ET|About: The Mosaic Company (MOS)|By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor 

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) says it will idle production at its Tapira and Catalão phosphate mines in Brazil to comply with new regulations governing mine tailings dams.

MOS says it took the action after Brazil's national mining agency did not approve an application for the extension of the deadline for submission of stability condition statements for three of its dams.

MOS says it has the rock and finished product inventory necessary to meet near-term market requirements, and will ship phosphates from its operations in Florida and rock from its Peruvian mine to meet customer needs in Brazil.

Bunge Argentina produces SSP

In 2008, Bunge opens the production plant for Single Superphosphate of calcium in Ramallo, a product marketed under the brand SP20 Ramallo. It is part of the Port Terminal at RamalloIndustrial Complex, and has a dock for loading and unloading fertilizers and raw materials, with a capacity for 1000 tons/hour. Storage capacity is 250,000 tons for solids and 20,000 tons for fluids.

Through the acquisition of PASA Fertilizers, in 2010 its production adds N-K-S nutrients, solids and liquids. Thus, it became producer of the most popular four nutrients in Argentina, for extensive, intensive, and industrial agricultural use.

It is one of the most significant suppliers, as it supplies the entire line of products through its own marketing network. With nationwide coverage, Bunge provides technical advice and a range of fertilizers for any kind of crops, customized logistics, trade and alternative improvement plans as required by customers, supporting the sector technological growth and development.

Quimpac (Peru) produces DCP from Hydrocloric Acid

La División Químicos tiene sus centros de operaciones principales en las plantas de Oquendo y Paramonga.

En la planta de Oquendo se produce soda cáustica y cloro, y a partir de ellos, una gama de productos derivados, que tienen una amplia y creciente variedad de aplicaciones en las principales industrias del país y exterior. El proceso utilizado es la electrólisis de la salmuera, utilizando como insumos la sal obtenida en las salinas propias y energía eléctrica.

En Oquendo también opera la planta de fosfato bicálcico, compuesto usado como complemento alimenticio en la dieta de aves, porcinos y bovinos, y que es producido usando roca fosfórica y ácido clorhídrico de alta pureza. El producto, Phosbic, es exportado a diversos países de América.

En la planta química de Paramonga, ubicada a 210 kilómetros de Lima y puesta en servicio en febrero de 1998, se produce también soda cáustica, cloro y los derivados correspondientes. El proceso es la electrólisis de la salmuera llevado a cabo en una planta similar a la de Oquendo.