Fertilizer news updates

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.

Nutrien has completed the sale of its equity position in Profertil S.A. in Argentina.

Nitrogen fertilizer market participants have been grappling with the implications to trade in the EU after a document leak shed more light on CBAM charges, according to an Argus Media report.

The urea fertilizer market has been characterised by concern and a lack of clarity in the build-up to the implementation of the CBAM, according to Argus Media’s findings.

Millennial Potash Corp. has initiated its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at the Banio Potash Project in Gabon.

Brazil Potash has achieved major milestones for 2025 and prepares for construction advancement in 2026.

Electric Hydrogen has announced its expansion into Latin America to accelerate green fertilizer production and industrial decarbonisation.

Air Products and Yara International have advanced negotiations to partner on low-emission ammonia projects.

Addis Energy has secured US$8.3 million to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production.

OCP Group and UNIDO have signed an MoU to accelerate agricultural transformation and low-carbon industrial development in Africa and the rest of the globe.

Adecoagro has announced the submission of a binding offer to acquire the remaining 50% of urea producer Profertil S.A.

Dangote Fertilizer has awarded two new contracts to Saipem in Nigeria and Ethiopia for new urea units as well as expertise and design services.

Eurotecnica has signed new contracts to provide its Euromel® technology as part of two 60 000 tpy contracts in China.

Alex Valentine, Andres Agurto, and Franz Hippler, Yara R&D, discuss the future of crop fertilizers, and why the role of crop nutrition – especially from the mineral fertilizer industry – is rarely present in science-fiction films.