# Belarus boosts potash production capacity as Western sanctions intensify

> Belaruskali launched the Petrikov potash plant on August 31 with 1.5 million tonnes of annual capacity, which could later double. Its total capacity is rising from 11.5 million to 13.15 million tonnes, with plans for 15.5 million by 2025. Western sanctions cast doubt on Belarus's export plans.

- Date: 2021-09-06 · published 2021-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45400-belarus-boosts-potash-production-capacity-as-western-sanctions-intensify
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding Belarusian output adds future potash supply, which is bearish for prices if exports can reach the market. Sanctions limit how much of that supply reaches buyers.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- primepress.by: https://primepress.by/news/ekonomika/belarus_boosts_potash_production_capacity_as_western_sanctions_intensify-37172/

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