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Conflict shines spotlight on fertiliser capability

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Domestic fertiliser manufacturing must be revisited to shore up Australia's food security, warns AgForce Grains president Brendan Taylor.

As the conflict in the Middle East continues to constrain shipping in the region, Mr Taylor said the timing of shortages of both fuel and fertiliser was terrible, driving high prices and uncertainty in the lead-up to the winter crop planting window.

"The just-in-time model of importing. . .

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Incitec Pivot announces its new CEO

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Former BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) asset president Mauro Neves de Moraes will take the lead at Incitec Pivot (IPL).

The IPL board announced today that Mr Neves de Moraes had been appointed chief executive officer and managing director.

Main image: Incitec Pivot Limited’s new CEO Mauro Neves de Moraes and IPL chairman Greg Robinson pic: Arsineh Houspian

IPL Chairman Greg Robinson said Mr Neves de Moraes had executive leadership experience in the mining and logistics sectors across ‘multiple geographies’. 

“He has (also) held leadership positions including asset president at BHP’s. . .

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Ardmore Direct Application Rock Phosphate crushed and screened to minus 26.5mm

Phosphate sales to farmers after Ardmore trial success

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Centrex Metals will start advertising its Direct Application Phosphate Rock (DAPR) product from the Ardmore project for sale after a successful shipment for Australian farmers.

Centrex chief executive officer Robert Mencel said the first parcel of high-grade phosphate rock made available to farmers was not only a milestone development for Ardmore, but heralded a critical improvement in the nation’sfertiliser supply chain resilience and long-term food security.

“For farmers, the application of crushed phosphate rock to crops and pastures represents a very affordable long-term opportunity to increase their soil’s nutrient bank,” Mr Mencel said.

The shipment. . .

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Resource sector keeps port figures ship shape

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Port of Townsville has reported a 6.5 per cent increase in freight passing over its wharves last financial year, with exports of mineral concentrates and fertiliser listed as key factors in that growth.

It reported a $13.87 million net profit for 2019/20 and a saw almost 8.2 million tonnes of freight shifted at its Townsville and Lucinda operations.

In the annual report, Port of Townsville executives said the role of mining, resources and agricultural industries had never been more prominent, providing vital support for the region’s economy.

The Port of Townsville is Australia’s largest. . .

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Agripower takes next step in $663m fertiliser project

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A raft of
contracts is set to be awarded by mid-April for Agripower Australia Limited’s $663
million Fertiliser Expansion Project.

Agripower director Peter Prentice said many
consultants would be coming on board for tasks including environmental work, design,
drilling for geotechnical studies, plant site selection, and calculating
project requirements in areas including rail construction.

“At the end of the month we will start finalising negotiations with all the subcontractors, awarding contracts and they'll start their work,” he said.

Many would
come from the Townsville area, although some special expertise was being drawn
from elsewhere, he said.

The. . .

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Charters Towers fertiliser plant starts exporting

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Agripower Australia's new $52 million fertiliser plant at Charters Towers is up and running as orders roll in from domestic and international customers.

Agripower director Peter Prentice said the company was seeing a strong growth in interest in the company's product, which is based on amorphous silica mined at Greenvale.

Two shipments of 300 and 200 tonnes are due to leave Townsville for Indonesia within the next week, while two further shipments of about 2000 tonnes each are due to leave for India in late August/early September.

"In the middle of all that we also have about. . .

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Fertiliser project promises multiple regional benefits

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A fertiliser producer’s plans to re-open the Greenvale-Yabulu rail line are ambitious, but could provide great opportunities for the local community, says Charters Towers mayor Liz Schmidt.

She was commenting after Agripower Australia’s $663 million Fertiliser
Expansion Project was granted prescribed project status by the State Government
this week.

The cost takes in a proposed mine-to-rail-head conveyor, 220km rail line, a 1Mtpa processing plant at or near Yabulu, and facilities at Port of Townsville, according to the proponent.

Cr Schmidt said the potential for a reopened rail to be used by other parties. . .

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New NQ fertiliser plant gears up for mid-year exports

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Agripower expects the first fertiliser exports in June from its $52 million fertiliser manufacturing plant at Charters Towers.

Agripower managing director Peter Prentice said key electrical works
would begin next week at the plant, which was near mechanical completion.

The six-week task to interconnect the components electrically will be
managed by SMEC’s Townsville branch and undertaken by ICS Electrical
Contractors.

“By the end of March we plan to start commissioning, running material
through the plant,” he said.

Agripower hopes to see the first 15,000-tonne shipment of fertiliser
granules leave Townsville port by early June, bound for. . .

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Agripower forges ahead with new fertiliser plant

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Agripower’s new $52 million fertiliser manufacturing plant is taking shape at Charters Towers, with commissioning planned in the first quarter of 2019.

The company plans to go out to tender soon for a contractor to carry out campaign mining at its Greenvale site to provide the amorphous silica ore for processing at the facility.

Agripower managing director Peter Prentice said the new 250,00tpa-capacity plant was nearing mechanical completion and that electrical completion was expected in January/February.

“The granulation plant should be commissioned in March (2019) and we are simultaneously building a smaller liquids plant with capacity. . .

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Fertiliser firm pours $35m into Charters Towers site

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Agripower plans a $35 million plant upgrade this year to shift its Charters Towers fertiliser operation into commercial production.

Managing director Peter Prentice said the company hoped to begin construction within two months, with tenders for tasks such as concreting, formwork and steelwork expected to start rolling out from mid-March.

The initial project will install a processing line to take plant capacity to almost 200,000 tonnes per annum.

Mr Prentice said the company could be looking at a total investment of about $130 million over the next four years to further increase production to a million tonnes per. . .

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