OREANDA-NEWS. August 8, 2012. State-owned Belarusian company JSC  Belaruskali (based in Soligorsk, Minsk Region) has launched the first stage of Berezovski mine to boost potash output by 2 million tonnes a year, a company representative told.

The state-owned Belarusian company JSC  Belaruskali is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of potash fertilizers, employing about 18,440 personnel. It operates the Starobinskoye potash salts deposit and comprises four mine groups, auxiliary shops and support units.

Belaruskali controls 16% of the world’s potash fertilizer market.