BPC Q1 exports down by 0.5 million mt

Due to the decrease in capacity rates and planned maintenance operations at Belaruskali’s Production Unit 3 in February, Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC) said its export sales have declined by 0.5 million mt in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015. “Overall, considering changes in the market environment, BPC displayed a disciplined approach towards export sales in the first quarter, maintaining the balance and reacting flexibly to the demand changes,” the company said.

Verdigris plants back up

Terra Nitrogen Company LP reports that all ammonia and UAN units at its Verdigris, Okla., manufacturing facility are operating. The company had announced on Feb. 17, 2016, that it experienced an unscheduled outage for maintenance on one of the facility’s two ammonia plants, resulting in approximately one-half of the complex being shut down. The company completed the maintenance, and subsequently restarted the affected ammonia plant on March 17, 2016.

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