potash

A prolonged dispute could have disrupted shipments of a range of goods, from grains and beans to potash, coal and timber.

A prolonged dispute could disrupt shipments of a wide range of goods, from grains and beans to potash, coal and timber.

The combination would also increase BHP’s holdings of potash, a widely used fertilizer, and coking coal used in steel production.

Farmers often rely on potash as a fertiliser to replenish their field's potassium, but the price of the mineral can be quite volatile.

Rybolovlev, who made his fortune in potash fertilizer in Russia, described how his interest in art began almost accidentally, “through electricity and lightbulbs.”