Potassium chloride

Intrepid Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Denver, CO, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our") today reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2023.

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  • Denver, CO, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our") today reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2023.
  • Included in the GAAP net loss figures are non-cash impairment charges of $42.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $43.3 million for the full-year 2023.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $7.1 million for the fourth quarter, bringing our full-year 2023 adjusted EBITDA to $41.6 million.
  • Intrepid generated fourth quarter and full-year 2023 sales of approximately $56.7 million and $279.1 million, respectively, which compares to fourth quarter and full-year 2022 sales of approximately $66.7 million and $337.6 million, respectively.

FDA Issues Reminder of Non-Substitution of PEDMARK® (sodium thiosulfate injection) for Pediatric Patients Receiving Cisplatin

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

PEDMARK is the first and only FDA approved therapy indicated to reduce the risk of ototoxicity (e.g., permanent hearing loss) associated with cisplatin in pediatric patients 1 month of age and older with localized, non-metastatic solid tumors.

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  • PEDMARK is the first and only FDA approved therapy indicated to reduce the risk of ototoxicity (e.g., permanent hearing loss) associated with cisplatin in pediatric patients 1 month of age and older with localized, non-metastatic solid tumors.
  • The FDA reminded health care providers that as stated in PEDMARK’s prescribing information , PEDMARK is not substitutable with other sodium thiosulfate products.
  • Sodium nitrite is co-packaged with sodium thiosulfate as a separate vial in some products; it is not present in PEDMARK.
  • The FDA encourages those with any questions to contact [email protected].

This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their diet.

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  • Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their diet.
  • It can be used just like regular salt and most people don’t notice any important difference in taste.
  • Switching to potassium-enriched salt is feasible in a way that cutting salt intake is not.

What is potassium-enriched salt?

  • Potassium-enriched salts replace some of the sodium chloride that makes up regular salt with potassium chloride.
  • They’re also called low-sodium salt, potassium salt, heart salt, mineral salt, or sodium-reduced salt.

What is the evidence?


We have strong evidence from a randomised trial of 20,995 people that switching to potassium-enriched salt lowers blood pressure and reduces the risks of stroke, heart attacks and early death. The participants had a history of stroke or were 60 years of age or older and had high blood pressure.
An overview of 21 other studies suggests much of the world’s population could benefit from potassium-enriched salt. The World Health Organisation’s 2023 global report on hypertension highlighted potassium-enriched salt as an “affordable strategy” to reduce blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular events such as strokes.

What should clinical guidelines say?

  • We teamed up with researchers from the United States, Australia, Japan, South Africa and India to review 32 clinical guidelines for managing high blood pressure across the world.
  • While many guidelines recommend increasing dietary potassium intake, and all refer to reducing sodium intake, only two guidelines – the Chinese and European – recommend using potassium-enriched salt.

Why do so few people use it?

  • Few people know a simple switch to potassium-enriched salt can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of a stroke and heart disease.
  • Several Australian retailers stock potassium-enriched salt but there is usually only one brand available, and it is often on the bottom shelf or in a special food aisle.


A 2021 review found potassium-enriched salts were marketed in only 47 countries and those were mostly high-income countries. Prices ranged from the same as regular salt to almost 15 times greater. Even though generally more expensive, potassium-enriched salt has the potential to be highly cost effective for disease prevention.

Preventing harm

  • People with serious kidney disease are already advised to avoid regular salt and to avoid foods high in potassium.
  • No harm from potassium-enriched salt has been recorded in any trial done to date, but all studies were done in a clinical setting with specific guidance for people with kidney disease.
  • In some countries, potassium-enriched salt is recommended to the entire community because the potential benefits are so large.

What will happen next?

  • We are working with the taskforce to update Australian hypertension management guidelines, and to promote the new guidelines to health professionals.
  • The next switch to iodised and potassium-enriched salt offers at least the same potential for global health gains.
  • But we need to make it happen in a fraction of the time.
  • Alta Schutte receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Medical Research Future Fund, and NSW Health.
  • She is Company Secretary of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance, Board Member of Hypertension Australia, and Co-Chair of the National Hypertension Taskforce of Australia.

Cloud Seeding Market to surpass $194.9 million by 2031 Globally, at a CAGR of 5.8%, says Coherent Market Insights

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Growing Adoption of Hygroscopic Seeding Agents:

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  • Growing Adoption of Hygroscopic Seeding Agents:
    One of the key trends in the cloud seeding market is the increasing adoption of hygroscopic seeding agents.
  • Focus on Western Countries for Cloud Seeding Operations:
    Another trend observed in the cloud seeding market is the increasing focus on Western countries for cloud seeding operations.
  • By Method of Cloud Seeding: Ground-based Cloud Seeding (dominating), Airborne Cloud Seeding, Remote Cloud Seeding, Hygroscopic Cloud Seeding, Ice Nucleation Cloud Seeding, Silver Iodide Cloud Seeding, Others
    Ground-based cloud seeding is expected to be the dominating method of cloud seeding.
  • Airborne cloud seeding, which involves the use of aircraft for cloud seeding, and remote cloud seeding using drones or unmanned aircraft, also present potential market opportunities.

Cloud Seeding Market to surpass $194.9 million by 2031 Globally, at a CAGR of 5.8%, says Coherent Market Insights

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Growing Adoption of Hygroscopic Seeding Agents:

Key Points: 
  • Growing Adoption of Hygroscopic Seeding Agents:
    One of the key trends in the cloud seeding market is the increasing adoption of hygroscopic seeding agents.
  • Focus on Western Countries for Cloud Seeding Operations:
    Another trend observed in the cloud seeding market is the increasing focus on Western countries for cloud seeding operations.
  • By Method of Cloud Seeding: Ground-based Cloud Seeding (dominating), Airborne Cloud Seeding, Remote Cloud Seeding, Hygroscopic Cloud Seeding, Ice Nucleation Cloud Seeding, Silver Iodide Cloud Seeding, Others
    Ground-based cloud seeding is expected to be the dominating method of cloud seeding.
  • Airborne cloud seeding, which involves the use of aircraft for cloud seeding, and remote cloud seeding using drones or unmanned aircraft, also present potential market opportunities.

Lithium Argentina Announces 2023 Production Results for Caucharí-Olaroz

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (TSX: LAAC) (NYSE: LAAC) (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) today announced preliminary 2023 operational results for the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium brine operation (“Caucharí-Olaroz” or the “Project”) in Jujuy, Argentina.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (TSX: LAAC) (NYSE: LAAC) (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) today announced preliminary 2023 operational results for the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium brine operation (“Caucharí-Olaroz” or the “Project”) in Jujuy, Argentina.
  • 2023 production surpassed guidance reaching approximately 6,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
  • Lithium Argentina to report year-end financial results on March 21, 2024 after market close.
  • Lithium Argentina plans release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results, including an update on production guidance for 2024, after market hours on, March 21, 2024.

Intrepid Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Denver, CO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash, Inc. ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us", "our") (NYSE:IPI) today reported its results for the third quarter of 2023.

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  • Denver, CO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash, Inc. ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us", "our") (NYSE:IPI) today reported its results for the third quarter of 2023.
  • Incurred capital expenditures of $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2023.
  • We expect to see an improvement in operating efficiencies and production during the fourth quarter of 2023 with both of the new miners in service for the full quarter.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, Intrepid generated sales of $54.5 million, a 27% decrease from third quarter 2022 sales of $74.8 million.

Xinhua Silk Road: Potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International listed in Belt and Road case study

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International Investment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Laos is listed in a book compiling 36 Belt and Road cooperation projects conducted by Chinese enterprises.

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  • BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International Investment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Laos is listed in a book compiling 36 Belt and Road cooperation projects conducted by Chinese enterprises.
  • Located in Khammuan province in central Laos, the potash fertilizer project enjoys advantageous location as it is adjacent to Highway 13, an important transportation artery that runs through Laos and connects Cambodia and Vietnam.
  • Asia-potash International kicked off the 1 million-tonne potash fertilizer re-construction and expansion project, the first of its kind in Laos in April of 2020, which was completed after 17 months.
  • The company also initiated a project of the Asia-Potash International Smart Industrial Park in 2022 including a potash fertilizer industrial park and a non-potash industrial park to help promote industrialization in Laos.

Xinhua Silk Road: Potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International listed in Belt and Road case study

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International Investment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Laos is listed in a book compiling 36 Belt and Road cooperation projects conducted by Chinese enterprises.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The potash fertilizer project of Asia-potash International Investment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Laos is listed in a book compiling 36 Belt and Road cooperation projects conducted by Chinese enterprises.
  • Located in Khammuan province in central Laos, the potash fertilizer project enjoys advantageous location as it is adjacent to Highway 13, an important transportation artery that runs through Laos and connects Cambodia and Vietnam.
  • Asia-potash International kicked off the 1 million-tonne potash fertilizer re-construction and expansion project, the first of its kind in Laos in April of 2020, which was completed after 17 months.
  • The company also initiated a project of the Asia-Potash International Smart Industrial Park in 2022 including a potash fertilizer industrial park and a non-potash industrial park to help promote industrialization in Laos.

Lithium Argentina Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (TSX: LAAC) (NYSE: LAAC) (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) has reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (“Q3 2023”).

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (TSX: LAAC) (NYSE: LAAC) (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) has reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (“Q3 2023”).
  • Production guidance reaffirmed at 5,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in 2023.
  • First lithium carbonate was shipped from Argentina in early Q4 2023 with regular shipments ongoing.
  • Following this reorganization, Lithium Argentina had cash and cash equivalents of $147.4 million, with an additional $75 million in an available and undrawn credit facility.