Industry News
- Port union voices unanimous support for strike, escalating U.S. supply chain fears
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(CNBC) - After two days of meetings of North America's largest longshoremen's union amid an impasse with port ownership on a new contract, concerns of a strike are growing amongst those in the business and logistics community.
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- Codelco bids $500 million for stake in key Chile copper mine
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(Mining) - Chile’s Codelco, seeking to retain the title of world’s top copper supplier, made a $500 million offer to buy a stake in a mine run by Teck Resources Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.
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- How low will we go? USDA expected to cut their 2024 net farm income forecast
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(The Daily Scoop) - USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) will provide an updated 2024 net farm income forecast on Thursday. Even with improvements in livestock margins, the August Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor showed the majority of ag economists expect the further deterioration in crop prices to weigh on the overall net farm income picture and force the agency to revise their forecast lower.
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Member News
- Chevron boosts oil and gas recovery from two offshore facilities in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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(WO) – Chevron Corporation started water injection operations at two of its offshore projects to boost oil and gas recovery at the company’s existing Jack/St. Malo and Tahiti facilities in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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- Koch changes company name to reflect its diversification
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(Bloomberg) -- Koch Industries Inc., the second-largest closely held firm in the US, is changing its name after nearly six decades, along with its corporate structure.
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- Exxon aims to become a top lithium producer for electric vehicles with Arkansas drill operation
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(MSN) - Exxon Mobil aims to become a leading producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries through a drilling operation the oil giant is launching in Arkansas, the company announced Monday.
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What We Are Reading
The Sulphur Institute Supports World Soil Day
Sulphur is the 4th major crop nutrient — sulfate sulphur and elemental sulphur play key roles in soil health.
Agronomist Corner – July 23, 2024
The 2024 growing season is again providing many yield-limiting weather events.
The Role of Sulfur in Meeting 4R Nutrient Stewardship Goals
This article reviews basic sulfur nutrition, recent trends affecting the need for fertilizers, and the contribution of sulfur to improving productivity sustainably.
Sulfur Application Could Increase Soybean Yield By 11 Bushels
Sulfur plays many important roles within soybeans. Sulfur promotes rapid root growth, increasing the ability of the plant to take up more nutrients and water throughout the growing season.
NorFalco LLC
TSI's strong advocacy for safe transportation and handling of sulphuric acid has been invaluable to us at NorFalco. Their independent assessment of loading and unloading procedures has helped us in working with our customers who unload rail tank cars. Additionally, TSI's interface with federal regulators and other industry associations has allowed us to review key metrics to make improvements within our safety management system.
Tom Hobbs
Director, Sales and Technical Services
NorFalco, a Glencore Company
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Nutrien
Nutrien is the second-largest North American phosphate producer and also offers a range of sulfate-containing fertilizers to our 500,000 retail grower customers. We look to TSI's work streams to support our endeavors in helping growers around the world increase food production in a sustainable manner; our affiliation with The Sulphur Institute helps us achieve our goals.
Tom Simpson
TSI Vice Chair 2018-2019
Director, Sulfur
Nutrient
Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Savage Services
Savage has been a member of TSI since 2003. Owning and operating sulphur handling facilities and transportation assets throughout North American is a large part of our business. We at Savage pride ourselves as a premium services provider in the sulphur industry. One of the primary reasons for joining and maintaining membership in TSI is the additional knowledge and experience we gain from our membership.
Jack Cohn
Savage Services Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
