The Micronutrient Manufacturers Association (MMA) elected new officers during their recent meeting in Scotts-dale, Ariz. Elected as officers are Ron Restum, Agrium Advanced Technologies, as chairman; Mike Deiker, Tetra Micronutrients, as vice chairman; and Joel Bzura, Old Bridge Chemicals Inc., as secretary/treasurer. They are joined on the MMA board of directors by Immediate Past Chairman Richard Camp, Kronos Micronutrients Inc., and Dirk Lohry, Nulex. Steven Beckley of S. Beckley and Associates serves as executive director and manages the association. Additional members of the MMA are Cameron Chemical, Core Agri, QC Corp., The Mosaic Co., US Borax, Inc., Valudor Products, Winfield Solutions, Wolf Trax Inc., and Yara North America. MMA, formed in 2009, represents manufacturers and formulators of products that provide micronutrients essential for plant growth. The purpose of the association is to promote, educate, and sponsor research on the agronomic use of micronutrients. MMA also engages in legislative and regulatory activities and facilitates industry communications.
The Uralkali board of directors on Feb. 21 appointed Vladislav Baumgertner as CEO. The board resolved to cancel the position of Uralkali president. Baumgertner left the position of director general at Uralkali last summer and later became CEO of Silvinit.
Baumgertner replaces Pavel Grachev, who had headed Uralkali during the transition period. Grachev will continue his work in the company as a member of the board. Uralkali and Silvinit hope to complete their merger by the beginning of the second quarter.