Laos fertilizer exports to China boom amid Russian sanctions

Country steps up mining of potassium chloride to become 3rd-largest producer

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Laos estimates it has 133.6 billion tonnes of in reserves of potassium chloride, a key fertilizer component. © Reuters

KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Laos is ramping up production of a fertilizer ingredient to meet the rush in demand from China as Western sanctions reduce supplies from Russia and Belarus.

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