OREANDA-NEWS. January 27, 2010. State-owned Belaruskali’s potash exports fell to 2.948 million tonnes in 2009, down from 6.48 million tonnes in 2008, a representative at the enterprise told.

“Potash was mostly transshipped via Klaipeda, in Lithuania, – 2.34 million tonnes were delivered in bulk and 97,000 tonnes in containers,” the representative said.

In 2009, Belaruskali exported 437,000 tonnes of potash via Nika-Tera, a new port in Ukraine. Previously, it used the Nikolayev seaport, which is now a grain port.

Belaruskali is one of the largest potash makers in the world, employing about 20,000 personnel. The company plans to increase its output to 9.65 million tonnes annually by 2015. Belaruskali accounts for 15.3% of the world potash production.