Ma’aden emphasises importance of fertilizer industry at IFA conference
The company highlighted the role of the fertilizer industry by addressing global agricultural value chain challenges at the IFA conference in the Czech Republic.
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Yara to build new global plant for specialty fertilizers and biostimulants
Yara International has announced that it will build a new global production plant designed to increase yields and improve quality.
Phospholutions wins the IFA/UM6P Africa AgTech Startup Showcase
The industry prize fosters sustainable solutions for African agriculture.
Stamicarbon awarded contracts for green ammonia plant
NextChem Holding's subsidiary Stamicarbon (Maire Group) has been awarded new licensing and basic engineering design contracts for a green ammonia plant in the US.
Fertilizer Canada welcomes the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food’s report on global food insecurity
Karen Proud, President and CEO, Fertilizer Canada, said that the recommendations support Canada’s agriculture sector and the important role it plays in global food security.
Yokogawa to provide integrated control system for Australian green hydrogen project
The hydrogen will be used as a feedstock for the production of green ammonia at an adjacent ammonia plant operated by Yara Pilbara Fertiliser Pty Ltd (YPF).
Yara signs MOU to deliver fossil free green fertilizers to the biggest potato farmer in Argentina
The agreement marks an important step towards making one of the most popular snacks in the country climate friendly.
OCP Group, Bioline by Invivo, Agrorobótica and Sementes Tropical launch project to support sustainable agriculture in Brazil
The project will be certified through best-in case Verra-VCS standard and monitored by using a cutting-edge soil spectroscopy technology deployed to analyse the chemical and physical composition of soil, to tailor the approach.
Yara International and Oerth Bio collaborate to tackle crop resilience
The collaboration will focus on boosting plant resilience to combat escalating climate stress impacting crop production and farm economics.
Borealis and VERBUND are planning a joint green hydrogen project
The green hydrogen will be used to produce fertilizers, melamine and technical nitrogen at Borealis operations in Linz, Austria. The electrolysis plant is scheduled to commence operations in 2025, with projected annual CO2 emissions reductions of up to 90 000 t.
Koch Fertilizer Canada earns 2021 ENERGY STAR for Industry Certification
The certification indicates that the fertilizer plant in Manitoba, Canada, uses energy more efficiently than 75% of similar nitrogenous plants in the US and Canada.
Northern Lights and Yara sign the world’s first commercial agreement on cross border CO2 transportation and storage
The companies have agreed on the main commercial terms to transport CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil, an ammonia and fertiliser plant in the Netherlands, and permanently store it under the seabed off the coast of Norway.
Nel ASA: Receives purchase order for an alkaline electrolyser system from Skovgaard Energy
The green ammonia plant, to be built by Skovgaard Energy and their Danish project partners, Topsoe and Vestas, will be the world’s first dynamic green ammonia plant, where renewable electricity from wind and solar will be connected directly to the electrolyser.
Minbos and Stamicarbon sign MoU on green ammonia
Supported by Stamicarbon, Minbos aims to establish Angola as a key player in green ammonia production.
ExxonMobil, Grieg Edge, North Ammonia, GreenH to assess low-emission hub at Slagen terminal in Norway
The production facility would be powered by Norwegian hydro-electricity with potential production of up to 20 000 t of green hydrogen and distribution of up to 100 000 t of green ammonia.