china suspends the export of phosphate, page-120

IMO the environmentalists would never allow any large scale harvesting of the oceans.

Point taken that on small scale, one could use some sort of ocean deriviative, but i'm still waiting to see some evidence of global consuption figures.

KB is easy to tell us to go and do some research into his suggested alternative.

But the onus is not apon us to research Joe Blows magic concoction.

Thats like me telling an iron ore shareholder, that "titanium" is a viable alternative, now you all go and do some research on titanium. See my point. The onus is not apon the iron ore shareholders to reserach what may or may not be BS. Now why would I post some BS on an iron ore thread like that? It would be one thing if I had the figures to back it up, and genuinely identified the early stages of a new sector to boom.

KB discussion on alternative fertilisers is valid, but until it is quantified by global figures, while of interest, can not be qualified into perspective.

ie, as an alternative without global sustainabiltiy figures, or industry demand, it is not tangible to weigh apon to impact to the supply demand for phoshpate fetiliser.

SO, IMO, while interesting, it does not affect the demand for MAKs rock phosphate project to be brought into production, and the continued uptrend for MAK, in correltation to the sector, in which IPL is demostrating the forward prospects for MAK.

Cheers all.