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Potash
Potash is the generic term for potassium-bearing minerals,
ores and processed products. Potash is a substance that has
been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass, soft
soap and as a agricultural fertiliser (plant nutrient).
Today some 95% of potash consumption is in fertilisers, the
remainder used to produce potassium chemicals.
Links:
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PDA-The Potash Development Association,
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IPI- The International Potash Institute,
- The
World Phosphate Institute,
- The
Potash and Phosphate Institute
Potash - World Production 2000-2003
in Tonnes, 
content
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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| Germany |
3.410.000
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3.550.000
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3.450.000
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3.570.000
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| France |
320.000
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240.000
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130.000
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| Spain |
520.000
|
470.000
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410.000
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510.000
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| United Kingdom |
600.000
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530.000
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540.000
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620.000
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| West Europe |
4.850.000
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4.790.000
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4.530.000
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4.700.000
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| Belarus |
3.370.000
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3.690.000
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3.790.000
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3.790.000
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| Russia |
3.720.000
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4.260.000
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4.430.000
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4.650.000
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| Other |
20.000
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70.000
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60.000
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60.000
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| CEI |
7.110.000
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8.020.000
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8.280.000
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8.940.000
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| Inited States |
1.160.000
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1.070.000
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1.120.000
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1.000.000
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| Canada |
9.170.000
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8.150.000
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8.500.000
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9.100.000
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| North America |
10.330.000
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9.220.000
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9.620.000
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10.100.000
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| Israel |
1.750.000
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1.770.000
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1.920.000
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1.960.000
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| Jordan |
1.160.000
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1.180.000
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1.170.000
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1.230.000
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| Middle East |
2.910.000
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2.950.000
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3.090.000
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3.190.000
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| Brazil |
340.000
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350.000
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360.000
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380.000
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| Chile |
330.000
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390.000
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410.000
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390.000
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| China |
280.000
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400.000
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430.000
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440.000
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| Other |
950.000
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1.140.000
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1.200.000
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1.210.000
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| World Total |
26.150.000
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26.120.000
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26.730.000
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28.140.000
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Source: K + S Aktiengesellschaft
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