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Alufluoride signs non-binding agreement for Aluminium Fluoride JV project
The Board of Alufluoride at its meeting held on 10 August 2019 has transacted the following – The Company has signed a Non-Binding Heads of Agreement with Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. (IPMC), Jordan for setting up of a Green Field Aluminium Fluoride Project at Eshidiya, Jordan as a Joint Venture. *Original article online at https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/alufluoride-signs-non-binding-agreement-for-aluminium-fluoride-jv-project-119081000883_1.html […]
Jordan Phosphate Industry -
Rising demand of fluorosilicic acid in fluoridation of drinking water is expected to drive the market 2019
Fluorosilicic acid is an organic liquid produced as by product of hydrogen fluoride and phosphoric acid production. It is generally used for fluoridation of water to maintain fluoride level in water by municipal corporations and in toothpastes. Maintaining fluoride levels helps in preventing tooth decay. Being a liquid, fluorosilicic acid is easy to handle and […]
International Phosphate Industry -
Louisiana: Fluoride Emission Standards for Phosphate Fertilizer Plants
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This regulation is currently in effect Louisiana SIP [State Implementation Plan]: LAC 33:III Ch 23 Subchap C, §2305–Phosphate Fertilizer Plants, §2305 Fluoride Emission Standards for Phosphate Fertilizer Plants; SIP effective 1989-05-08 (LAc49) Regulatory Text: Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III) Chapter 23. Control of […]
United States, Louisiana Phosphate Industry -
Our dangerous addiction
Excerpts: Growing Pain: New Zealand’s dangerous addition to fertilizer … For many decades, much of the phosphate from Banaba and Nauru was shipped to New Zealand and Australia, well below the market rate, and spread on farms by planes piloted by war veterans. New Zealand enjoyed decades of cheap phosphate, which became lucrative meat and […]
New Zealand Phosphate Industry -
Environmental and anthropogenic influences on ambient background concentrations of fluoride in soil
Highlights • Mineralogy, precipitation and weathering influence background soil fluoride. • Geochemical regression tree models can predict background fluoride in soil. • Fluoride in subsurface soils exceeded recommended ecological risk thresholds. • Phosphate fertiliser indicated to be a potential source of added fluoride to soils. Abstract Excess exposure to fluoride causes substantive health burden in […]
Australia Phosphate Industry -
Ballance Agri-Nutrients faces big fine for toxic gas cloud
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is facing a large fine after a toxic gas cloud from its fertiliser manufacturing plant wafted over a group of workers and two truck drivers. Workers at the Ballance site described seeing a “huge gas cloud” , 20 to 30m wide, heading towards Mauao. Others described it as “a plume of black smoke […]
New Zealand Phosphate Industry -
EPA Final Rule: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizer Production Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration
The following are excerpts from this long Final Rule which can be viewed either in the Original Text or PDF. SUMMARY: This action finalizes amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizer Production source categories. These final amendments are in response to two petitions […]
United States, National USA Phosphate Industry -
Fertilizer-Ingredient Makers Get to 2018 for Air Toxics Rule
EPA gives phosphoric acid makers extra year to meet toxic pollution standards Move would save industry $1.1 million Manufacturers of phosphoric acid, a key ingredient in fertilizer, now have until 2018 to reach two compliance deadlines for hazardous air pollutants, the EPA said in a final rule. Previously, the Environmental Protection Agency had set an […]
United States, National USA Phosphate Industry -
Mosaic assessing damage to Florida operations after Hurricane Irma
Mosaic Company officials have reported that damage from Hurricane Irma at some of its Florida operations will affect its third quarter production volumes. The Plymouth-based company is one of the world’s largest fertilizer companies, with several large phosphate mines and processing facilities in south-central Florida. Mosaic President and CEO Joc O’Rourke said in a statement […]
United States, Florida Phosphate Industry -
The exploitation of minerals of Sri Lanka
An excerpt from a longer article: …The question that may be asked is what happens when all these resources are extracted out of the ground to be enjoyed by someone else? Is this not exploitation to benefit a select few in the short term? What happens to the human populations in these countries, after they […]
Sri Lanka Phosphate Industry