Brazil’s Vice President recently met with the Autazes City Mayor (city of 40,000 people close to our project) to discuss the critical importance of increasing domestic Brazilian fertilizer production. Brazil is one of the world’s largest exporters of food but is highly exposed by having to import 85% of its [...]
The Autazes Potash Project by Potássio do Brasil, a subsidiary of Brazil Potash Corp, was highlighted in the speeches of the Governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima and the vice-president and minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), Geraldo Alckmin during the 308th ordinary meeting of Suframa’s Board of Directors [...]
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Among actions included in Potássio do Brasil’s Sustainable Autazes Program (PAS) is the support program for strengthening and diversifying local economics activities. The project aims to develop existing economic activities in the city, ensuring autonomy in relation to the enterprise and favoring increased competitiveness in the market and the resulting social [...]
The President of Potássio do Brasil, Adriano Espeschit, fulfilled this week’s agenda in Brasília, visiting the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, to present the Autazes Potash Project, to the new management of the Federal Government. This Friday (03.03), along with the Chairman of [...]
Potássio do Brasil’s Sustainable Autazes Program (PAS) brings together a series of actions to be carried out with the population of Autazes and region, which guarantee the company’s commitment to the execution of its activities during the implementation of the project. With regard to readjusting the structure of public services, [...]
Potássio do Brasil, owned by Brazil Potash, a subsidiary of Canadian investment company Forbes & Manhattan, is planning to invest US$2.5bn in its Autazes potash project in Amazonas state. Adriano Espeschit, CEO of Potássio do Brasil, talks to BNamericas about the licensing process, financing strategies and local engagement. BNamericas: What are the main characteristics [...]
Potássio do Brasil will implement the Autazes Potash Project based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). To this end, it created the Sustainable Autazes Program (PAS), which has more than 30 programs actions based on socio-economic-environmental axes, which will compensate for and mitigate the [...]
Globalization has yielded many economic benefits for modern society, but the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been a sobering lesson about the vulnerability of that paradigm to supply chain disruptions. While a major pivot towards protectionism would be counter-productive, for some key commodities it would be [...]
The Rise Of Food Prices The World Food Price Index reached an all-time high in March 2022 before gradually falling for nine months to December 2022. But what caused this surge? There are many variables contributing to the rising cost of global food, but supply chain disruptions and climate change are two [...]