Fertilizer news updates

Laos has halted all surveys, exploration and implementation of potash projects in the capital city, Vientiane.

Domestic urea offtake in India rose to 3.42 million t in June, lowering reserve supplies as domestic production dropped, as first reported by Argus Media.

Bion Environmental Technologies has announced a new offtake LOI for 100 000 gal. of its organic and low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer.

Pivot Bio has expanded its retailer network through a partnership with Aurora Cooperative for the distribution of its chemical fertilizers in the US.

OCP Nutricrops, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, has signed a strategic agreement with BADC to supply 1.1 million t of fertilizers between 2025 and 2026.

Gensource has executed a land purchase agreement for Tugaske Potash Project, securing strategic surface lands.

Jason Mann has stepped down as CEO, President and as Chair of the board of directors of Genesis Fertilizers GP Inc.

The Green Climate Fund has approved US$50 million in concessional finance to the Villeta Project.

Pivot Bio, one of the world’s innovative agricultural technology companies, has announced its inaugural Investor & Innovation Day in Minnesota, US.

Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd has commenced a feasibility study to connect its Korella North Mine and its planned phosphate export facility to the Port of Karumba, New Zealand.

Casale has announced the signing of a new contract with Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. for the process design package (PDP) of an AS granulation plant and of a new granular SSP production facility in Turkmenistan.

Alleima has introduced SAF™ 2906 to enhance corrosion resistance in the urea industry.

The contract was awarded through a competitive dual FEED process, which provides for design work to be conducted by both Saipem and a competing operator and is related to the Phosphate Integrated project for fertilizer production in Algeria.

With demand for critical minerals surging, Hypermine's laser-based hyperspectral mineralogy sensor, developed at VTT, boosts decision accuracy by hundredfold, improves profit by up to 10%, and slashes energy and water use.

Lucent Bio introduces Soileos Boron + Zinc, a new granular fertilizer designed to improve boron nutrient use efficiency by reducing losses from leaching and aligning nutrient availability with crop demand.

A £20 device which makes fertilizer by treating water with ultrasound could transform agricultural supply chains in remote areas, its inventors say.

In India, AVTL, will develop a brownfield ammonia terminal at the existing Pipavav location. The terminal will be the first independent ammonia storage terminal in India.

Peter Maas, CEO of Grandperspective GmbH, joins us to explore why a significant change in emissions monitoring is essential if green ammonia is to become the future of farming.

The ARS showed it can achieve its ammonia reduction targets by evaporating one-third less water than was anticipated and modelled.

Researchers at the John Innes Centre (JIC) have discovered a genetic mutation with the potential to enhance nutrient uptake and reduce the need for artificial fertilizers.

2024 Impact Report shows microbial nitrogen strengthens farm profitability while building supply chain resilience and sustainability.

Texas Innovates' inaugural cohort companies NitroFix and 1s1 Energy awarded BIRD Energy grant to advance next-generation green ammonia technology.

NitroCapt (Sweden) wins US$2 million Food Planet Prize 2025 for developing low-emission fertilizers.

This marks the fourth greenfield sulfur-burning sulfuric acid plant the company has supported in India over the past five years.