‘Belaruskali’ To Reduce Production, Export

In the second half of 2017, turnaround maintenance will be carried out at the "Belaruskali" mine management departments.

This is stated in the message of the Belarusian Potash Company, which is a trader of the Salihorsk enterprise.

As a consequence, "there will be a decline in output and a corresponding reduction in the export volumes of the Belarusian potash fertilizers,” - tut.by writes.

The turnaround maintenance will be carried out sequentially. In particular, in July it is planned to conduct major repairs at the first mine department of Belaruskali. Its capacity is about 265 thousand tons of fertilizers per month. Both granular and small pink product are produced at 1RU.

The "Belaruskali" controls about 19% of the world fertilizer market and supplies them mainly to the markets of China, India, Brazil and South-East Asia.

The total volume of exported Belarusian potash fertilizers in 2016 reached 9,5 million tons against 9,2 million in 2015. However, in monetary terms, the country was short of $ 651 million.

The authorities of Belarus hoped to increase the export of potash fertilizers to 10 million tons in 2017. In the Belarusian potash company in February, it was believed that 10 million tons could be a very good orienting point in terms of scopes. "However, the BPC in its work is based on the real needs of the market and the profitability of sales. If the market requires a certain reduction in supply, we will act adequately, " - the representative of the company stressed.

Over the past year, there have been periodic reports of deaths and injuries of people at the territory of Belaruskali.