Belarus Potash Company expects export revival

19 October 2009 11:14  [Source: ICIS news]

MOSCOW (ICIS news)--The Belarus Potash Company (BPC) expects potash exports to reach 2008 levels during 2010-2011, citing a probable revival in demand, particularly from southeast Asia, the company’s CEO said on Monday.

Vladimir Nikolayenko said: "In January-February 2010, we expect to start exports to European, US and southeast Asian markets.”

Belarus-registered BPC is joint venture between Belaruskaliy and Russia’s Uralkali.

In 2008, BPC exported 6.6m tonnes of potash from Belaruskaliy and 4.5m tonnes from Uralkali, according to the company. It currently exports to countries including India and China.

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