Fertilizantes Heringer, Viana, Brazil, told analysts on March 29 that its Rio Grande blending plant is currently undergoing maintenance and is being prepared to resume activities toward the end of the first half or start of the third quarter of 2022. It expects this could increase its total capacity by 220,000 mt/y.
Currently, Heringer has 11 of its 14 blending plants up and running. Active capacity is 4.22 million mt/y, with storage of 638,000 mt. In addition to Rio Grande, the other plants offline are Paranagua and Porto Alegre.