July 2026
The latest issue begins with an insightful report by Gordon Cope, which assesses how India is struggling to deal with the fallout on fertilizer prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This issue includes articles discussing CBAM, prilling, granulation, and compaction, dust control and prevention, HTHA, and digitalisation and optimisation.
This month’s front cover has been brought to you by CASALE alongside their cover story discussing how to maintain competitiveness in the fertilizer industry when faced with CBAM regulations.
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India and the cost of conflict
Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, assesses how India is struggling to deal with the fallout on fertilizer prices after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From compliance to opportunity
Davide Carrara, CASALE, Switzerland, discusses how revamping ammonia plants can be a cost-effective strategy to maintain competitiveness when faced with CBAM regulations.
Prilling towers: the digital transition
Toon Nieboer, Kreber, the Netherlands, illustrates how the combination of a digital twin and advanced control concepts can detect and mitigate nozzle clogging to improve prilling performance.
Pilot testing for process confidence
Michael Eidge, FEECO International, USA, discusses how and when pilot testing for wet granulation is critical to commercial success.
The promise of pine-based products
Ömürden Çekerek, Kraton, and Erik Bijpost, Holland Novochem, provide an evaluation of bio-based hydrocarbon oils for fertilizer coating applications.
Dust, downtime, and dollars
Jaz Moncur, DSH Systems, explains why a system-wide approach to fertilizer handling can help minimise dust generation, degradation, and product loss, thus improving overall cost-efficiency.
HTHA: risk and response
Justin Dansbury, Becht, examines methods for identifying high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) threats and explores practical risk management via damage progression models.
Making every granule count
Alexander Wolf, IPCO, suggests how drop forming technology can be used to improve efficiency, quality, and sustainability in fertilizer granulation.
A safer system
Peter Maas, Grandperspective GmbH, Germany, explores how continuous monitoring accelerates digitalisation and optimisation in ammonia production.
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