Ravensdown

Unlike its Texas counterpart, the Dunedin fertiliser works is safe from an explosion, Ravensdown Ravensbourne fertiliser works manager Tony Gray says.

A government focus on primary sector growth, alongside increasing concerns about the environment, poses challenges for the future of the agricultural sector, Ravensdown's new chief executive, Greg Campbell, says.

Ravensdown has begun replacing clouded windows in Ravensbourne with self-cleaning glass as emissions from its plant continue to contribute to glass clouding in the suburb.

Ravensdown has decided not to apply for consent to unload ships through the night at its Ravensbourne fertiliser factory, despite saying a recent 24-hour unloading trial was a success.

Ravensdown has become the first New Zealand fertiliser company to exceed $1 billion in revenue.

Ravensdown received three complaints from residents during a 24-hour ship unloading trial at the Ravensbourne wharf and expects there may be more.

Ravensdown is revisiting plans to unload ships around the clock at its Ravensbourne fertiliser manufacturing plant.

More than 200 farmers and agricultural industry representatives attended the recent opening of Ravensdown's new purpose-built store in Balclutha - the first of its kind in the country.

A $3 million upgrade at Ravensdown's Ravensbourne fertiliser works is being undertaken during the plant's annual shutdown.

Phosphate mining is returning to New Zealand with producer Ravensdown announcing it will be mining phosphate rock from a 450ha South Otago deposit at Clarendon, first mined in the 1900s.