April 2026
The latest issue begins with an engaging report by Argus Media, which analyses phosphate, urea, and sulfur market dynamics in Asia and provides an overview of fertilizer affordability in the region. This issue includes articles discussing blue and green ammonia, digitalisation and optimisation, catalysts, prilling, granulation, and compaction, and blending, bagging, and palletising, as well as an additional guest comment from sbh4 Consulting.
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Inside Asia’s market dynamics
Claira Lloyd, Owen Gooch, Amba Coombe, and Jay Harland, Argus Media Consulting Services, provide a comprehensive overview of fertilizer affordability as well as phosphate, urea, and sulfur market dynamics in Asia.
Avoiding fatigue loads in green ammonia plants
Karan Bagga, thyssenkrupp Uhde, Australia, and Klaus Noelker, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, Germany, provide insight into strategies that can help reduce the impact of fatigue in green ammonia production.
Green ammonia: process optimisation and industrial validation
Davide Carrara, CASALE, and Robert Kender, Linde GmbH, analyse process optimisation and dynamic evaluation of ammonia plants operating under fluctuating conditions.
Correcting catalyst use
Juergen Neumann, Sabin Metal Corporation, USA, highlights how improved catalyst gauzes can increase catalyst lifetimes and enhance ammonia conversion rates./p>
The next generation
Timothy O’Connell, Johnson Matthey, UK, explains how nickel is a vital component of reforming catalysts and how an improved design can reduce resource consumption while increasing efficiency.
Teaching urea plants new tricks
Nikolay Ketov, Stamicarbon (NEXTCHEM), the Netherlands, discusses how to navigate the complexities of urea synthesis with digital solutions.
Prilling for precision
Francesco Viola, Saipem, explains why prilling buckets should be designed as an integrated unit, not as independent parts, to ensure high quality urea prill production.
Packaging fertilizer the sustainable way
Sigrid Eder-Ince and Claudia Hagn, Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft GmbH, Austria, discuss how pinch bottom bags made of woven polypropylene can offer attractive bag design, high product protection, versatility, and cost-efficiency.
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