The term potash is generally used to describe potassium carbonate (K2CO3), a compound used since earliest times for making soap. It is a hygroscopic material typically supplied as small, granular crystals. Potash, like soda ash, was produced by running...

Potash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3). Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass and soap and as a fertilizer. The name comes from the English words pot and ash, referring to its...

Potash is an important natural mineral used largely as a fertilizer in the production of food and fiber. About 93 percent of all potash consumed globally is used in agriculture as fertilizer. The balance is used to manufacture potassium chemicals. Most potash is...

Potassium chloride and potassium sulfate are the two major potash fertilizer varieties produced in China. Small-scale production of potassium nitrate has started only in recent years. According to statistics, China currently has 50 potash fertilizer producers with a total capacity of 1. 2...

U.S. farmers are trying to increase corn production to meet growing demand for ethanol. Without enough fertilizer to help corn crops grow, farmers will not meet that demand.Rising demand for ethanol has led to a 15% rise in planned U.S. corn plantings, according to the...

It's been a rough couple of weeks for the market. It was bad enough, as of July 27, to kill the uptrend and start a correction. And remember, in a correction, the hottest growth stocks can fall a lot harder than the broad averages.This is...