OREANDA-NEWS. April 20, 2010. State association Belaruskali exported 612,800 tonnes of potash fertilizers in March 2010

“Also in March, Belaruskali shipped almost 260,000 tonnes of fertilizers to the domestic market. The producer had to lease 1,500 carriages from Belarusian Railway to deliver fertilizers to domestic consumers. Belaruskali operates over 2,500 carriages of its own,” the source said.

Last March, exports of Belarusian potash fertilizers fell to 33,000 tonnes – a single shipload of potash was sent to Brazil.

Belaruskali’s potash exports fell to 2.948 million tonnes in 2009, down from 6.48 million tonnes in 2008. In 2010, the producer plans to increase exports to 4.9-5.5 million tonnes.

Belaruskali is one of the largest potash makers in the world, employing about 20,000 personnel. The company plans to increase its output to 9.65 million tonnes annually by 2015. Belaruskali accounts for 15.3% of the world potash production.