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Belarusian state-owned fertilizer company
Belaruskali (Belarusian: Беларуськалій, Russian: Беларуськалий) is one of the largest state-owned companies of Belarus. It is one of the largest producers of potash fertilizers in the world, accounting for 20% global supply as of 2019. Belaruskali is the largest single taxpayer in Belarus and an important source of foreign currency of the Belarusian government.2 It was founded by Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian SSR.1 It employed about 16,000 people in 2025.1 It is part of Belneftekhim.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Belaruskali (Belarusian: Беларуськалій, Russian: Беларуськалий) is one of the largest state-owned companies of Belarus. It is one of the largest producers of potash fertilizers in the world, accounting for 20% global supply as of 2019.2
Belaruskali is part of a group headed by Belneftekhim. 20 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Founded by Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian SSR on Jun 21, 1958.1
The company was established in 1958 and comprises four production units, as well as auxiliary shops and service departments. The Belarusian Potash Company is the main distributor of potash fertilizers produced by Belaruskali.
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In 2020, Belaruskali became one of the centers of strikes after the presidential election and violence against protesters. On November 19, Belaruskali fired 49 striking workers, purportedly for absenteeism.
On 24 June 2021, the European Union has introduced restrictions on potash trade with Belarus as a reaction to "the escalation of serious human rights violations in Belarus and the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition and journalists, as well as to the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk on 23 May 2021 and the related detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega."
On 9 August 2021, the United States have added Belaruskali to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, while United Kingdom and Canada have imposed restrictions on potash trade with Belarus. In a statement by the U.S. Treasury, Belaruskali is described as "a major source of tax revenue and foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime".
On 2 December 2021, Belaruskali was added to the sanctions list of the United Kingdom, while the Belarusian Potash Company was added to the SDN List by the United States Department of the Treasury.
In 2022, Canada, the EU and Switzerland imposed sanctions against Belaruskali, its CEO Ivan Golovaty, and the Belarusian Potash Company. In January 2023, the enterprise was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine. In September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union refused to lift the EU sanctions against Golovaty, Belaruskali and the Belarusian Potash Company.
In August 2024, an investigation was published by the Belarusian Investigative Center, Belsat, the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty, Cyber Partisans and OCCRP, according to which a company registered in Cyprus and associated with Viktor Sheiman’s circle was used to circumvent sanctions against Belaruskali.
In November 2024, Andrei Rybakov, who previously headed Belneftekhim, became the new CEO of Belaruskali. In December 2024, Rybakov was added to the sanctions lists of the European Union and Switzerland.
According to a new investigation by the Belarusian Investigative Center, released in March 2025, technical salt produced by Belaruskali is sold in the EU as an anti-icing agent despite sanctions.
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