Tag Archive | "strike"

No lingering effects seen from Potash Corp. strike

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Potash Corp. is not likely to suffer many long-term effects from a 99-day strike that curbed production at three of its Canadian mines. For full story, click here

Potash strike leaves its effect

Monday, November 17, 2008

Airport delays for travellers this winter could be even more frustrating because of the strange ripple effect of a strike by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. miners. For full story, click here

POT shares gained 5 % to C$89.87

Friday, November 14, 2008

Workers at mines of the world’s largest producer of potash approved a labor agreement, ending a 14-week strike. The shares gained 5 percent to C$89.87. For full story, click here

Workers to vote on latest offer from Potash Corp

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Around 500 workers at the Cory, Allan, and Patience Lake mines have been off the job since August. They will decide today whether to accept the latest deal from Potash Corp. For full story, click here For company’s website, click here

Supply and demand

Monday, September 29, 2008

By Daniella D’Alimonte - Exclusive to Potash Investing News Migao Corporation (TSX: MGO), a China-based company that processes potash into specialty potash-based fertilizers for the Chinese market, recently announced large purchase orders. The company will supply 50,000 tonnes of potassium sulphate to its wholly-owned subsidiary Guangdong Migao. By January 30, 2009, the product will be transported by [...]

Will the demand last?

Friday, September 19, 2008

By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Potash Investing News The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT) has been fairly unpredictable for the past two weeks. It has ranged anywhere between US$164.80 to US$143.40 per share. Closing on the weekend, it seems to be on its way back up. The company believes it is heading into a [...]

Potash still a contender

Thursday, August 28, 2008

By Daniella D’Alimonte With continued high prices, inventory drops and ongoing demand from emerging global markets, despite the speculations of a slowdown in that sense, potash remains a market contender. For the last few days as Europe’s stocks have been on a downward slide, companies involved in fertilizer and potash haven’t seemed to noticed. K+S [...]

Potash Corp. Strike Impacts Industrial Potash Output

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Potash Corp. reported that strikes at two Canadian mines have affected output of industrial potash, which accounts for 5 percent of the company’s sales. Company spokesperson Bill Johnson was quoted as saying: All of the company’s industrial, or white, potash is produced at the Cory and Allan mines, two of three operations affected by strikes. For [...]

Labour seeks its pie of the potash boom

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The workers who mine and produce Potash want a pie of the windfall profits made by owners of Potadh Corp. due to rising prices of the commodity. Last Thursday, On Aug. 7, five hundred workers went on strike for a “commodity-based bonus.” For more information, click here

The strike continues as share prices fall

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Potash Investing News Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT) has stopped production at its Cory mine because of a strike that started last week.  The strike began after the company’s mediated talks with the United Steelworkers union broke off August 7.  No further talks have been scheduled with the [...]

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