February 2026

This issue begins with an insightful report by Gordon Cope, which addresses how the fertilizer industry must adapt to meet rising supply and demand whilst reducing its environmental impact. This issue also includes articles discussing blue and green ammonia, phosphate technology, screening and pelletising, urea and melamine applications, sulfur and sulfuric acid technology, and prilling, granulation, and compaction.

This month's front cover is brought to you by CASALE.

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Supply and demand: seeking fertilizer sustainability
Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, examines how the fertilizer industry must adapt to meet rising supply and demand whilst reducing its environmental impact.

Building the future of fertilizers
Francesco Baratto, Head of SynGas Department, and Giovanna Roviello, Process Manager, CASALE SA, provide a detailed exploration of how the Villeta Green Fertilizer Project in Paraguay is built with sustainability in mind.

Sustainable synthesis for fresher fertilizers
Zhixiang Cao, KAPSOM Green Energy, China, discusses how microchannel reactors can be used to improve the efficiency and sustainability of liquid fertilizer synthesis in large scale ammonia plants.

Pumps with potential
Hiroyuki Fujisawa, Ebara Elliott Energy, Japan, provides an overview of ammonia canned motor pumps, examining their design, application, and the role they play in enabling safe, large scale use of ammonia.

Paving the pathways
Kazuma Mukai, Toyo Engineering Corp., Japan, compares how grey, blue, and green ammonia pathways differ, explaining how process innovations can help to support a decarbonised society.

Smart screening for sustainable fertilizers
Dr Metodi Zlatev and Dr Jan Lampke, Haver & Boecker Niagara, Germany, discuss how efficient screening technologies can be used to optimise fertilizer production and engender a more sustainable process.

The evolving urea and melamine landscape
Vikas Rambal, Perdaman, Australia, analyses how the global urea and melamine industries are changing and why this creates an opportunity for Australia.

A purer process for a purer product
Stefano Sassi, Eurotecnica Contractors and Engineers S.p.A., Italy, examines how ammonia-based purification can enable technologies to produce zero-pollution melamine.

Handling your dry fertilizers
Casch Doyle, Doyle Equipment Manufacturing Co., USA, provides an overview of how blending and conveying systems can ensure the continuous flow of fertilizer materials while providing custom fertilizer blends.

Ash to Cash: a new phosphate source
Thomas Lansdorf, Eirich GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, analyses how sewage sludge ash can provide a sustainable source of phosphate fertilizer.

Scrubbing the air clean
Ross Crawford, Begg Cousland, UK, outlines the design approach used for gas scrubbing solutions to improve the reduction of emissions at an NPK plant.

Reviving phosphate plants
Craig Peppin, FEECO International, USA, discusses how process audits and equipment optimisation can be used to improve plant performance of ageing phosphate plants.

February 2026

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