EuroChem on April 16 announced that it has started the second construction phase of its flotation plant at Usolskiy Potash Complex as part of its potash capacity expansion.
The second flotation line, with a design capacity of 1.8 million mt/y, together with the third shaft currently under construction, will enable EuroChem to expand Usolskiy’s total capacity to 4.7 million mt/y by 2027. The company said it will use a unique advanced technology at the new plant to optimize potash extraction from sylvinite ore.
Located in the Perm region near Russia’s traditional potash production sites, EuroChem said the Verkhnekamskoe potash deposit is one of the largest in the world. EuroChem Usolskiy has secured rights to over 2.3 billion mt of the deposit’s reserves with an average KCI content of 30.8%, providing an active mine life of more than 35 years.
EuroChem also operates another potash production site at Volgakaliy. In total, the company produced over 3 million mt of muriate of potash (MOP) in 2023.