Introduction To Potash Fertilizer

Potassium fertilizer, the full name of potassium fertilizer. For fertilizers with potassium as the main nutrient, the potassium content in plants generally accounts for 0.2% to 4.1% of the dry matter weight, second only to nitrogen. Potassium participates in the activation of more than 60 enzyme systems, photosynthesis, transport of assimilated products, carbohydrate metabolism and protein synthesis during plant growth and development. The existing potash production capacity in China is mainly concentrated in Golmud, Qinghai and Lop Nur, Xinjiang. In 2010, China produced a total of 3,967,569 tons of potash fertilizers (in pure terms), an increase of 12.7% over the same period in 2009. According to regional potash fertilizer production, North China accounted for 45,200 tons, a year-on-year increase of 41.16%; Central and South China accounted for 324,600 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25.93%; Northwest China accounted for 3.552 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.45%; East China accounted for 1,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 99.78% The Southwest accounted for 12,560 tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.69%; the Northeast accounted for 33,200 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 20.74%.