– USA, TX – Itafos Inc. (TSX: IFOS) today announced the appointment of Elena Viyella de Paliza to its Board of Directors.
“Elena is an accomplished executive and director and we are thrilled to add an individual of her caliber and experience to our team,” said Board Chairman, Anthony Cina. “Elena will contribute valuable perspective as we work to build on our momentum and pursue growth opportunities and sustainability.”
About Elena Viyella de Paliza
Ms. Viyella de Paliza has over 30 years’ experience in the fertilizer, power and chemical sectors. Ms. Viyella de Paliza is President and Chair of the boards of InterQuimica, S.A., Monte Rio Power Corp. and Jaraba Import, S.A. Earlier in her career, Ms. Viyella de Paliza held various positions of increasing responsibility at Fertilizantes Santo Domingo S.A., InterQuimica, S.A. and Sacos Agroindustriales S.A. Ms. Viyella de Paliza is a member of the Group of Fifty and has served on numerous boards, including Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., the Inter-American Dialogue, the Dominican National Agribusiness Board, and several leading universities and non-profit organizations in the Dominican Republic. Ms. Viyella de Paliza is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant. Ms. Viyella de Paliza holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Universidad APEC.
About Itafos
The Company is phosphate and specialty fertilizer company. The Company’s businesses and projects are as follows:
- Conda – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business with a production capacity of approximately 550kt per year of mono-ammonium phosphate, MAP with micronutrients, super phosphoric acid, merchant grade phosphoric acid, and ammonium polyphosphate located in Idaho, US;
- Arraias – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business with a production capacity of approximately 500kt per year of single superphosphate, SSP with micronutrients and approximately 40kt per year of excess sulfuric acid located in Tocantins, Brazil;
- Farim – a high-grade phosphate mine project located in Farim, Guinea-Bissau;
- Santana – a vertically integrated high-grade phosphate mine and fertilizer plant project located in Pará, Brazil;
- Araxá – a vertically integrated rare earth element and niobium mine and extraction plant project located in Minas Gerais, Brazil;
- Paris Hills – a phosphate mine project located in Idaho, US (wind down in the process); and
- Mantaro – a phosphate mine project located in Junin, Peru (wind down in the process).
The Company is a Delaware corporation that is headquartered in Houston, TX. The Company’s principal shareholder is CL Fertilizers Holding LLC. CLF is an affiliate of Castlelake, L.P., a global private investment firm.
For more information: https://www.itafos.com/
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