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March 2023

World Fertilizer’s March issue starts with an overview of the global nitrogen market from Profercy Nitrogen where Richard Ewing discusses how nitrogen fertilizer markets, such as ammonia and urea, are set to favour buyers in 2023, and shares the outlook for key industry players, as supply returns and price volatility fades. Deepika Thapliyal and Julia Meehan, from ICIS Fertilizers, also weigh in with their forecast on how the global market will fare in the year ahead. The rest of the issue is packed full of technical articles on the topics of water treatment and management, heat exchangers, reformer technology, granulation prilling and compaction, and much more.

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The Calm Before The Storm
Richard Ewing, Profercy Nitrogen, UK, outlines how the nitrogen fertilizer markets, such as ammonia and urea, are set to favour buyers in 2023, and shares the outlook for key industry players, as supply returns and price volatility fades.

Striving For Stability
After nitrogen prices nosedived at the start of 2023, Deepika Thapliyal and Julia Meehan, ICIS Fertilizers, UK, forecast how the global market will fare in the year ahead.

Feeling The Heat
John Bacon, Integrated Global Solutions, USA, outlines methods of improving the energy efficiency of fired heaters and suggests some process optimisation solutions for fertilizer plants.

The Route To Reliability
Vitor Sturm and Nelson Clark, Clark Solutions, Brazil, discuss the importance of reliable heat transfer technologies in keeping operations running efficiently.

In The Loop
Igor Makarenko, Solex Thermal Science, Canada, explores how moving bed heat exchangers are helping fertilizer producers adapt to today’s circular economy.

Scaling It Up
Dr. Wilfried Dirkx, Stamicarbon, The Netherlands, considers how higher capacity granulation plants can help meet the growing demand for urea, without compromising on product quality or plant design philosophies.

Watertight Plans For Success
Rochman Goswami and Tonya Anton, Black & Veatch, USA, outline the key strategic considerations for water management at ammonia and fertilizer facilities, and discuss how these plants can achieve long-term success in the field.

The Wonders Of Wastewater
Robert Eden, Organics, UK, describes the process of ammonia recovery from wastewater for use in the fertilizer sector and beyond.


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