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Challenging macroeconomic backdrop prompts PotashCorp to shutter New Brunswick ops

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Creamer Media Deputy Editor: North America
 
POTASH
Canada’s largest potash producer Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan on Tuesday announced that it would immediately close its Picadilly, New Brunswick potash operations, citing a challenging macroeconomic backdrop. The suspension would make between 420 and 430 jobs redundant, with only a core crew of about 35 workers expected to remain, in order to keep the operation in care-and-maintenance mode.
 
 
 
 
 

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