Europe ceases to let out fertilizers

The rise in prices for gas almost for 30% from the middle of August caused a wave of stops of the European capacities for productions of fertilizers. For some days decrease in release or closing of plants declared the largest companies Norway, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, France, United Kingdom and Hungary. As a whole, by estimates of analysts, from the market more than 10% of world capacities on ammonia leave that will support also so high prices of fertilizers in the world. Drawing: Chumachev Victor, newspaper "Kommersant" One of the largest global manufacturers of fertilizers — the Norwegian Yara — reported on August 25 that by 35% will reduce ammonium use (less...