Junior sulfate of potash (SOP) developer Australian Potash Ltd. (APC), Subiaco, Western Australia, reported on Feb. 9 that its K-Brite SOP from its Lake Wells Project (LSOP) in Western Australia has been classified by ECOCERT, a European organic certification agency, as suitable for use in international organic farming in compliance with European regulations.
Some 30,000 mt/y of K-Brite will be distributed to Europe through a take-or-pay agreement with Helm AG (GM Aug. 14, 2020). Helm will also be marketing 20,000 mt/y of the product to the U.S. (GM Nov. 25, 2020).
APC said 100 percent of its projected output of 150,000 mt/y of SOP has been booked under binding take-or-pay agreements. APC plans to produce three organically certified grades: granular, fertigation, and standard.