Uralkali
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Uralkali is a Russian potash
fertilizer company. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange
using the symbol, URKA. and its largest shareholder is billionaire Suleyman Kerimov
. The company is based in Perm Krai
, Russia.
In December 2010, Uralkali announced plans to buy Silvinit
; together they would form one of the world's largest potash producers.
Potash
Potash is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. In some rare cases, potash can be formed with traces of organic materials such as plant remains, and this was the major historical source for it before the industrial era...
fertilizer company. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
using the symbol, URKA. and its largest shareholder is billionaire Suleyman Kerimov
Suleyman Kerimov
Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov is a member of the Federation Council of Russia, a businessman, an investor and an active philanthropist...
. The company is based in Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, Russia.
In December 2010, Uralkali announced plans to buy Silvinit
Silvinit
Sil'vinit is a Russian company involved in the production of mineral fertilizes. The company delivers its products to all regions of Russia and to over more than 50 countries worldwide, including Brazil, China, India, United States, East-South Asia and Latin America, among others. It manages its...
; together they would form one of the world's largest potash producers.