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Southland Times, Issue 22293, 7 April 1934, Page 12

One of the most striking examples of a post-war reapprochement between German and French interests was the amalgamation some time ago of French and German potash firms. Dr E. P. Remond, of Paris, a director of Pacific Potash, Ltd., when on a visit to Christchurch last week, told a reporter of the Press that this agreement between former opposing interests had proved very successful, and that the headquarters at Mulhouse and at Berlin were working in complete harmony. Dr Remond is visiting New Zealand in an endeavour to open up markets in this country, but he realizes that the Dominion is not sufficiently developed as yet to require as much potash fertilizer as phosphate fertilizer. European countries were making an increased use of the former, but Dr Remond considered that it would be a long time before conditions here would necessitate the replacement of phosphate.