Fertilizer news updates

Nitrogen Fertilizer Factories (FAFENs) Bahia and Sergipe have begun operations and reinforce national fertilizer production in Brazil.

The Indonesian government has signed off on export licences for 1.4 million t of urea for 2026 as reported by Argus Media.

Millennial Potash Corp. has initiated a Definitive Feasibility Study with US DFC Funding at its Banio Potash Project in Gabon.

Ammobia has raised US$7.5 million to scale its low-cost ammonia production technology which has the potential to be critical to energy resilience.

Argus Media has predicted that Pakistan’s imports of SOP fertilizer could decline as domestic production drives higher demand for MOP imports.

NEXTCHEM has been awarded two contracts in China based on its proprietary NX STAMI™ Nitrates and NX STAMI™ Urea technologies, advancing the fertilizer industry.

In this Spotlight Interview, we sit down with Paul Smith, Sales and Project Design Representative at Legacy Building Solutions, to discuss his article that featured in the October 2025 issue of World Fertilizer.

The Fertilizer Show has partnered with the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC), featuring a future of farming tour showcasing new AI research.

Uniper and AM Green Ammonia have signed a long-term offtake agreement for up to 500 000 tpy of renewable ammonia from India.

Argus Media has reported that the EU has agreed to suspend standard import tariffs on ammonia and urea to offset CBAM costs.

Arianne Phosphate has received final approval for financial support from the Government of Canada to support process optimisation and ongoing phosphate rock processing.

Grupa Azoty has signed a multi-year fertilizer supply contract for the Scandinavian market.

Petrobras has resumed operations at the Fabrica de Fertilizantes Nitrogenados (Fafen) in eastern Brazil after a 21 month production halt.

Grupa Azoty has signed a supply agreement with Nutrien for the delivery of potash to be used in the production of NPK fertilizers in Poland.

SAMSUNG E&A has announced that it has broken ground on its Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant in the US.

NEXTCHEM has agreed to acquire 100% of Ballestra Group, composed of Ballestra S.P.A. (Italy), Buss Chemtech Ag (Switzerland) and Ballestra Engineering and Projects Pvt (India).

The Beaumont New Ammonia facility in Texas, US, has produced its first ammonia with commercial production soon to follow.

Argus Media has suggested that ammonium sulfate will steer Brazil’s urea imports in 2026.

Mosaic has agreed to sell Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc to International Minerals Carlsbad, LLC.

Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have begun the production of green ammonia at a plant in Ramme, Denmark.

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) has been awarded a licensing, process design package and proprietary equipment supply for a urea plant in Eastern China.

Fertilizers Europe has released a statement regarding its thoughts on the CBAM package released by the European Commission on 17 December 2025.

US fertilizer producer and exporter Mosaic has idled its phosphate-based SSP production in Brazil, following increases in sulfur prices.

The Government of Quebec has granted a phosphate mining permit extension for Arianne Phosphate’s Lac à Paul project.