Sweden’s Cinis Fertilizer on Jan. 22 announced that it still plans to commission the 100,000 mt/y sulfate of potash (SOP) production facility in Örnsköldsvik at the end of first-quarter 2024, with production starting a few weeks later (GM Jan. 19, p. 26), despite delays in the raw material sodium sulfate from its collaboration partner Northvolt.
Cinis said it has secured input supplies for both the start of production, as well as the remainder of the year.
“In order to ensure planned production volumes throughout the year 2024, we have activated our agreements with existing and new suppliers both in Sweden and internationally,” said Cinis Founder and CEO Jakob Liedberg. “These suppliers of sodium sulfate complement the volumes we receive from Northvolt. Starting in February, we will receive deliveries of inputs to our facility in Örnsköldsvik.”
“We have very good relations with Northvolt and several other suppliers of residual streams from various sectors, including the pulp industry, and I look forward to finally starting our production of environmentally friendly potassium sulfate,” he added.