Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
As many as 267 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of July 20 (up 2 wagons compared with the previous week).
Вантажi: Fertilizers and chemicals
Transshipment of mineral and chemical fertilizers, and raw materials for their production in some Baltic Sea ports in June, thousand tonnes
Rivne Azot resumes operation of ammonia and ammonium nitrate production shops
Rivne Azot (part of OSTCHEM/Group DF) has resumed operations of its ammonia production shops with a capacity of 1,350 t per day and ammonium nitrate production shop with a capacity of 1,560 t per day after modernization.
Market of complex and potash fertilizers // Week 28
Demand for imported phosphate fertilizers has increased in Brazil, but most global suppliers have already sold out stems to be produced in July and August.
Nitrogen fertilizer market // Week 28
Egyptian MOPCO has sold two 5,000 t lots of granular urea at $365/t FOB and $370/t FOB for shipments in late July.
Sanctions: AB Lifosa, Russian EuroChem’s subsidiary in Lithuania, may be shut down completely
The owners of EuroChem Group AG have announced the possibility of forced mothballing of the Lithuanian fertilizer plant Lifosa (Kėdainiai) starting in October this year due to the impact of sanctions* that limit profitable activities.
Nitrogen fertilizer market // Week 26
By the end of the reporting week, sales of granular urea have been made at $335-340/t FOB Egypt.
Market of complex and potash fertilizers // Week 26
Demand for phosphate fertilizers is moderate in Latin America. EuroChem’s latest deal to sell 5-10,000 t of MAP has been signed at $430-435/t C&F Brazil with shipment in late July or August.
Nitrogen fertilizer market // Week 25
At the start of the week, activity of Egyptian urea producers was again minimal. Later on, deals for the sale of granular fertilizer have been concluded within $305-340/t FOB.
Market of complex and potash fertilizers // Week 25
Indian importers have been sluggish on the phosphate fertilizer market. Some players expected that the disclosure of the DAP offer prices received by RCF within the tender would show the actual level of quotes on the Indian market.