Belarus’ OJSC Gomel Chemical Plant sent a maiden 60-container train carrying 1,500 mt of NPK fertilizers produced by the company to China on May 31, according to the country’s state-run news agency, BelTA.
For the first time, Gomel Chemical Plant, working with Belarusian logistics operator Beltamozhservice and other companies, organized the new rail container service to deliver Belarusian compound fertilizers to China along from Tsentrolit, Belarus, to Xianguojigang, China.
The train will cover more than 7,000 kilometers in 14 days, according to the report, citing Beltamozhservice.
Gomel Chemical Plant “is ready” to send two such container trains every month, BelTA reported, citing the company’s Acting Deputy Director for Commercial Affairs, Irina Lapitskaya.
The recent consignment follows two trial runs comprising two containers of NPKs from the Gomel plant to China last September.
In addition to NPK fertilizer capacity for various grades, the company is Belarus’ largest producer of phosphate fertilizers, as well as having the capacity to produce ammophos and superphosphate, according to its website.
Since the imposition of Western sanctions, Gomel Chemical Plant has been refocusing its exports to Russia and China, as well as Libya (GM Jan. 13, p. 29).