https://www.scmp.com/rss/46093/feed Potash refers to various mined and manufactured salts containing potassium in water-soluble form principally used for fertiiliser. The name derives from an obsolete Dutch word, ‘potaschen’, referring to the fact that potash was originally obtained by leaching wood ashes and evaporating the leach in a pot.] en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sirius Minerals, which is developing a potash mine in Britain, is in talks with Chinese, North American and European investors to raise as much as US$500 million of funding for the project. Sirius will raise US$300 million to US$500 million through selling equity and may also issue high-yield debt, chief executive Chris Fraser said over the weekend at the Boao Forum for Asia, on Hainan. A decision on potential investors may be made by the end of this year, he said. The US$1.7 billion North York... https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1209565/sirius-targets-us500m-uk-potash-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1209565/sirius-targets-us500m-uk-potash-project?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Potash is not most people's idea of a glamorous investment. Yet Australian miner BHP Billiton's hostile bid for Potash Corp of Canada has dominated the international financial press. The fertiliser is an important nutrient, particularly for cereals. But that alone does not explain why its producers have become darlings of Wall Street and takeover targets. One reason is that Potash Corp has generated spectacular profits by being a member of a fertiliser cartel that has been a thorn in the side of... https://www.scmp.com/article/724827/time-ripe-action-fertiliser-cartel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/724827/time-ripe-action-fertiliser-cartel?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 CLSA goes to Hollywood in finance's showbizzy talk fest Stockbroker CLSA is gearing up for its 17th annual Hong Kong investor forum, which it says will be its biggest with 1,380 investors from 30 countries and 500 chief executives and chief financial officers representing 200 firms from 20 nations. CLSA likes to add a bit of brio to these events as a diversion from the endless discussions on how to make money. So ironically there will be a showing of the new Oliver Stone film Wall Street: Money... https://www.scmp.com/article/724310/lai-see?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/724310/lai-see?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Sinofert Holdings, the mainland's largest fertiliser importer and distributor, said the recent rise in fertiliser export tax would not have a big impact on its operation. Chief financial officer Zhang Baohong said after the company's special shareholders' meeting that the firm's exports accounted for less than 10 per cent of its sales volume. 'The tax rise was to secure domestic supply and promote price stability. The government does not want to see huge price volatility, so there is... https://www.scmp.com/article/621120/sinofert-sees-limited-impact-after-increase-urea-export-levy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/621120/sinofert-sees-limited-impact-after-increase-urea-export-levy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000 China will build its largest potash fertiliser production base in Qinghai in co-operation with Israel. The State Council approved a feasibility study on construction of the second phase of the Qinghai potash fertiliser project, which would be jointly built by China and Israel, according to Xinhua (the New China News Agency). The new project, with an annual production capacity of 800,000 tonnes, would ease China's shortage of potash fertiliser which was vital to the growth of crops. ... https://www.scmp.com/article/164484/qinghai-be-potash-base?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/164484/qinghai-be-potash-base?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:00:00 +0000