Migao reports no major damage from quake

Toronto-Migao Corp., a China-based leading specialty potash fertilizer producer, said May 13 that all local companies in the province of Sichuan were shut down for one day as a precaution after the major earthquake on May 12. Migao has a potassium nitrate facility in the province. The government needed time to inspect gas pipelines throughout the area. Initial damage reports from Migao’s Sichuan facility shows no major structural damage to the plant or equipment. Although a section of a 2-meter tall storage wall did collapse, it reportedly will not interfere with operations.