Recent news on Phosphates

Xethanol to Conduct Business Update Webcast and Bunge Limited and ...  -  25 May 2007
Financial News USA (press release),Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) and Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP), recently announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to produce fertilizers in

Peninsula Daily News  -  25 May 2007
Peninsula Daily,In the summer, the water is calm, warm and is overly rich in phosphates and nitrogen, which are common chemicals in fertilizers, Locke said.

MS Employers Learn About Workers' Comp  -  25 May 2007
WLOX,Officials at Mississippi Phosphates Corporation in Pascagoula say many of their 230 employees have labor intensive jobs. "The operators work at the chemical

Chicken Labeling Called 'Misleading'  -  25 May 2007
WLBT-TV,Look out for phrases on labels like this one: "Contains a solution of up to fifteen percent water, salt, and sodium phosphates." Eating that chicken could

The world's most expensive club  -  25 May 2007
Economist,...in 1956 when the British administration of the Gilbert Islands in Micronesia put a levy on the export of phosphates—bird manure—used in fertiliser.

Dishwasher soap a phosphate contributor  -  May 24, 2007
Lake Oswego Review,During the recent Clean Streams presentation the fact was mentioned that our lake, Oswego Lake, was high in phosphates. This was the reason for the Lake

Bunge Limited and Office Cherifien des Phosphates to Form Joint ...  -  May 22, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),WHITE PLAINS, NY, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bunge Limited and Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP), today announced the formation of a 50/50 joint

Yara launches bid for Finland's Kemira GrowHow at 12.12 eur per ...  -  May 24, 2007
Forbes,Kemira is one of Europe's largest producers of fertilisers and feed phosphates, with production facilities in eight countries, sales to more than 100

Cabinet to decide on residual stakes sale, options right today  -  May 16, 2007
Economic Times,NEW DELHI: The Cabinet, on Thursday, is likely to decide on the sale of residual government stakes in VSNL, Paradeep Phosphates and Jessop.

Aditya Birla Chemicals floats joint venture with Chinese firm  -  May 18, 2007
Livemint,The JV, Aditya Birla Grasun Chemicals (Fangch-enggang) Ltd, will supply the essential raw material to Thailand’s largest and only producer of phosphates,

Green before green was cool  -  May 18, 2007
CNNMoney.com...*In the 1970s, Shaklee removed phosphates from its laundry detergents, even as other manufacturers fought state and local bans on the chemicals.

Seventh Generation Dishwashing Gel Vs Palmolive Dishwashing Gel  -  May 22, 2007
DentalPlans.com,It has no chlorine and no phosphates. Palmolive, on the other hand, has chlorine and is not biodegradable. It has a phosphorus content of .6 grams per

Flemingsburg water causing a tidal wave of problems  -  May 3, 2007
Ledger Independent,At the time, Vergne said tests completed by the University of Kentucky showed phosphates to be the cause of the water's appearance and more tests were being

Bunge Forms Joint Venture in Morocco and VeraSun Director ...  -  May 24, 2007
Financial News USA (press release),Agribusiness and Food Company Bunge Ltd. (NYSE:BG) said Tuesday it would invest $54 million to form a joint venture with Office Cherifien des Phosphates,

Champion Minerals Acquires Iron Prospect Near Schefferville, Quebec  -  May 4, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Previous surface work from 1941 reported an average grade of 41% iron, 0.18% manganese and 0.011% phosphates; whereas sampling in 1961 outlined 40.22% iron,

Fertiliser shortage frustrates SA farmers  -  Apr 30, 2007
ABC Online,..."Sales have been quite strong this year, the shortages really are only showing in the phosphates, the ammonia phosphates, your DAP and your MAP products,"

£1m scheme to help fish breathe more easily  -  May 1, 2007
Kent News,An extra treatment stage to remove phosphates has been added to the Southern Water Tenterden Wastewater Treatment Works, which recycles cleaned wastewater

Business, Congressman Promote Better Labeling  -  May 23, 2007
WTOK,Look out for phrases like "contains a solution of up to fifteen percent water, salt, and sodium phosphates." Eating that chicken could spell trouble for

Russia's EuroChem IFRS net profit down 22.1% to $257 mln in 2006  -  Apr 28, 2007
RIA Novosti,EuroChem, which integrates enterprises for raw materials extraction and the production of fertilizers, organics, feed phosphates, as well as transport

MAKE YOUR OWN  -  Apr 27, 2007
Kansas.com,Grab your cleaning sponge, a box of baking soda, a bottle of fragrance-free, inexpensive dish soap (to go green, make sure it has no phosphates,

Natural cleaners get the green light  -  May 19, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,For her dishwasher she chose Ecover Automatic Dishwasher Detergent, a biodegradable, plant-derived product made without phosphates or chlorine bleach.

Technology CEO sees hot local market  -  May 22, 2007
The Journal News / Lohud.com,Bunge Ltd., the oilseed producer based in White Plains, said yesterday that it has formed a joint venture with the Office Cherifien des Phosphates to

Central student takes top honors at international science fair  -  May 22, 2007
York Dispatch,...problems will take care of themselves if we control the release of phosphates." That's what she set out to do, one step at a time.

Market Report -- In Play (WIRES)  -  May 22, 2007
MSN MoneyBunge (BG) and Office Cherifien des Phosphates announce the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to produce fertilizers in Morocco.

Brown Breakers Mystify Oregon Coast Tourists; Shops Questioned  -  Apr 29, 2007
Beach Connection,The diatoms eat large amounts of nitrates and phosphates, which are extremely heavy in the freshwater runoffs from the Columbia River, Chandler said.

VCBank in Jordan fertilisers  -  May 21, 2007
AME Info,Bahrain-based Venture Capital Bank has signed a preliminary agreement with Jordan Arab Fertilisers and Chemicals and Jordan Phosphates Mines to set up a

Ground breaking for industrial complex expected in summer - Jordan  -  May 21, 2007
Middle East North Africa Financial Network,...in the manufacturing of fertilisers and chemicals, will be built in Al Abiyad area near the mines of the Jordan Phosphates Mines Company (JPMC).

VCBank signs chemical fertiliser complex deal  -  May 21, 2007
Gulf Daily News,The Islamic investment bank has signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) with Jordan Arab Fertilisers and Chemicals Company (JAFCCO) and Jordan Phosphates

Western Sahara: Sahara Weekly News Update  -  May 21, 2007
AllAfrica.com,17.05.07, stealing phosphates A press conference in Madrid by Western Sahara Resource Watch and the Madrid Association of friends of the Saharawi people.

Where there's smoke ...  -  May 21, 2007
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine,For instance, the company is reportedly the first manufacturer to not have phosphates in laundry detergent, such as Tide. The product also washes at a

Full Text  -  May 10, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Since the 1980s, inositol lipids have captured more attention than inositol phosphates as important cellular signaling molecules, even though it was an

Virtuous Cycles  -  May 8, 2007
The Green Guide,Although phosphates, still used in dishwashing detergents and known to promote algae growth that in turn suffocates aquatic life, have been phased out of

Legislators visit, discuss local issues  -  26 Apr 2007
Lumina News,...to navigate the area, Catlin said, costing companies such as NewCore Steel and PCS Phosphates millions of dollars in extra shipping expenses.

Thu: Record NIS 4.23b turnover  -  26 Apr 2007
Globes,It noted that the phosphates and other markets would be stronger than ever later this year. Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd. (TASE: MAIN) also got a boost

Mosaic Electing to Prepay $250 Million Principal Amount of Term Loans  -  26 Apr 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),For the global agriculture industry, Mosaic is a single source of phosphates, potash, nitrogen fertilizers and feed ingredients.

Could it happen again?  -  26 Apr 2007
London Free Press,Phosphates meant to make laundry white and bright washed indiscriminately into the river, making it dirtier and uglier. Today, with flood-control dams and

Supplement maker, dealer told to stop  -  26 Apr 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,...or animal extracts but rather synthetically produced from a perfect human blueprint, sugars, phosphates and proteins using good manufacturing practices.

Authority, municipalities to try to get along  -  26 Apr 2007
Williamsport Sun-Gazette,The new federal and state mandates are intended to reduce the flow of nitrogen, phosphates and other “nutrients� into the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay,

PotashCorp Achieves Record Earnings in First Quarter  -  26 Apr 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Fertilizer - Liquid phosphates $68.7 $61.9 Fertilizer - Solid phosphates 120.4 93.1 Feed 62.9 52.3 Industrial 63.2 63.2 Miscellaneous products 4.5 2.6

SAP India looks at Orissa as a potential market  -  Apr 24, 2007
Financial Express,SAP India on Tuesday announced that Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL), a fertiliser company in Orissa, has selected SAP ERP. SAP has chosen Siemens Information

Dunes City considers limiting use of phosphates  -  Apr 13, 2007
Coos Bay World,DUNES CITY (AP) - A coastal town of 1200 people may limit the amount of phosphates residents can use to fertilize their lawns and wash their dishes.

. . . but available in stores Phosphates were outlawed in '71, but ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The anti-phosphates ordinance Mayor Richard J. Daley signed in 1971 became the model for similar efforts that helped revive the Great Lakes.

1971 Chicago ordinance banning phosphates not enforced  -  Apr 5, 2007
Chicago Defender,CHICAGO (AP) - Thirty-six years after the city instated an anti-phosphates ordinance, dishwashing detergent laced with the chemicals are still widely

1971 Chicago ordinance banning phosphates not enforced  -  Apr 4, 2007
ABC7Chicago.com,April 4, 2007 (CHICAGO) - Thirty-six years after the city of Chicago instated an anti-phosphates ordinance, dishwashing detergent laced with the chemicals

Cleaning up your soap  -  Apr 9, 2007
Chicago Tribune,In 1971, Mayor Richard J. Daley signed into law an ordinance banning phosphates in household detergents. But as the Tribune's Michael Hawthorne reported

Mosaic Reports Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter Results  -  Apr 9, 2007
Earthtimes.org..."We experienced strong Potash sales in the third quarter compared to weak results a year ago and Phosphates sales gained momentum as the quarter closed,"

Phosphate ban may be eased  -  Apr 1, 2007
The Spokesman Review,Chris Gregoire stood in front of the Spokane River and signed into law a three-county ban on phosphates in automatic dishwasher detergent,

3 solutions offer a clean way to help the environment  -  Apr 15, 2007
Arizona Republic,Phosphates in water systems cause algae growth, which, in turn, takes oxygen out of the water that fish and plants need to survive.

Oil, power, chemicals cut Senegal 2006 growth: IMF  -  Apr 14, 2007
Daily Times,DAKAR: High oil prices, power shortages and problems at the main phosphates firm cut Senegal’s economic growth to around 3.3 percent in 2006, but expansion

Local Loss Tempers Mosaic's 3rd-Quarter Profit of $42.2 Mil.  -  Apr 11, 2007
Lakeland Ledger,..."We currently have about a two- to three-month lag in realizing increases in reported market prices for phosphates, and we expect significantly higher

Hate Algae? Blame Your [Banned] Dish Detergent  -  Apr 6, 2007
Chicagoist,For similar reasons, in 1971 Mayor [Richard J.] Daley enacted ordinances that banned detergents containing phosphates, natural minerals that are commonly

How Earth Day works  -  Apr 18, 2007
Greeley Tribune,Water pollution was a huge problem — untreated sewage, factory waste and chemicals like phosphates flowed straight into many rivers, turning those rivers

Where eating's concerned, there are athletes and others  -  Apr 13, 2007
Vancouver Sun (subscription),But to perform the way Smolinski and the rest of the Canucks did Wednesday, he said what was required were high levels of high-energy phosphates in the body

Aldermen vote to settle suit  -  Apr 12, 2007
Chicago Tribune,...calling for council hearings designed to spur city enforcement of a long-standing ban on the sale of household detergents containing phosphates.

Outdoors column: Fertilizers must be used right  -  Mar 31, 2007
St. Cloud Times,Molden was also quick to point out that adequate levels of phosphorus naturally occur as grass clippings and other decaying vegetation add phosphates to the

Taking aim at 'Cocaine'  -  Apr 11, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,He also demanded hearings to find out why Chicago's 1971 ban on household detergents containing phosphates is not being enforced. Phosphates produce algae

Banned Detergents Available City-Wide  -  Apr 4, 2007
NBC5.com,CHICAGO -- Thirty-six years after the city of Chicago instated an anti-phosphates ordinance, dishwashing detergent laced with the chemicals are still widely

Know the rules for pesticide use  -  Apr 25, 2007
FarmersWeekly,..."When soil is washed into streams phosphates and pesticides go with it. And it doesn't have to be serious erosion to cause environmental problems.

Fertilizer Shortage Talk More than Rumor?  -  Apr 10, 2007
Michigan Farmer,Talk of potential tight supplies for certain fertilizers, particularly phosphates, was easy to hear at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.,

High phosphorous levels lead to algae problems  -  Apr 1, 2007
Traverse City Record Eagle,Liz Brater, D-Ann Arbor, have introduced bills to establish a limit of 0.5 percent phosphates in dishwasher detergents by 2010. If the legislation passes,

Western Sahara: Sahara Weekly News Update  -  Apr 22, 2007
AllAfrica.com,11.04.07, phosphates A ship named Celerina from the Swiss company Oceana Shipping arrived on 11 April 2007 at Grand View Anchorage, in Louisiana,

Saudi Arabia opens tender for railway project  -  Mar 29, 2007
ANBA,The Riyadh-Al Haditha line, for example, will have a ramification for transporting phosphates from the Jalamid mines, in northeastern Saudi Arabia.

Parties give plans to UN to end Western Sahara dispute  -  Apr 11, 2007
Euronews.net,The territory is rich in resources, mainly phosphates and fish. Morocco's latest plan is thought to offer autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, rejecting the

Mosaic Has Quarterly Profit  -  Apr 10, 2007
The Ledger,Minn., company in its financial statement. “However, our costs were unacceptably high, especially for phosphates, and it is an area of great focus for us.�

Mosaic Swings to 3Q Profit  -  Apr 9, 2007
Forbes,Those gains helped offset a sales drop of 1 percent in Mosaic (nyse: MOS - news - people )'s biggest division, Phosphates.

Molecular mechanisms of a biological clock  -  Mar 27, 2007
Ars Technica,When KaiC had more and more phosphates attached to it, it would act in a different manner than when it had few phosphates attached, this would allow the

Mosaic swings to 3Q profit  -  Apr 9, 2007
ABCmoney.co.uk,Those gains helped offset a sales drop of 1 percent in Mosaic's biggest division, Phosphates. Mosaic shares fell 90 cents to $28.20 in electronic

Fertiliser offtake posts 27.4pc decline  -  Apr 24, 2007
The News - International,...in March 2007 was recorded at 179 thousand tonnes as sale of Nitrogen fertilizer recorded a decline of 35.2 per cent and phosphates of 4.9 per cent.

Island ecosystem  -  Apr 20, 2007
Florida Times-Union,If you do fertilize, use fertilizer like manure, without phosphates. Make sure you have a dense buffer if you live on wetlands.

County should share in the industrial wealth  -  Apr 3, 2007
Pascagoula Mississippi Press,You have got to be kidding me, everything that Pascagoula has, (ie, shipyard, Chevron, Mississippi Phosphates, First Chemical, War Memorial Stadium, etc.

Elizabeth Water Notice  -  Apr 24, 2007
Fergus Falls Daily Journal,Chlorine, fluoride and phosphates are added to the system in the pumphouse. The wells have arsenic levels of 21 ppb. and 27 ppb.

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