CF Industries has announced that it is moving forward with a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at its Yazoo City, Mississippi, Complex that is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to the atmosphere from the facility by up to 500 000 tpy.
Linggu Chemical Co. Ltd has selected NEXTCHEM’s subsidiary, Stamicarbon, to provide a licensing and process design package to improve the energy efficiency of an existing urea plant in China.
The Jansen potash project has reached a pivotal milestone with construction surpassing the 50% completion mark for Stage 1, with Stage 2 also underway.
The 145 MW fertilizer project will produce and export fertilizers derived from baseload renewable power from 2027.
The PepsiCo and Fertiberia pilot programme for the use of Impact Zero low-carbon crop nutrition solutions launched last year has already delivered its first results, and the first Lay’s and Ruffles potatoes with reduced emissions during their growing process have already hit the Spanish market.
Brazil Potash has announced the formation of an advisory board to provide further sector, Brazil country and investor relationship expertise as the Company advances the Autazes potash project to construction.
The company has reported its second-quarter EBITDA excluding special items of US$513 million compared to US$252 million in second quarter 2023.
CF Industries Holdings and POET LLC, has announced a collaboration to pilot the use of low-carbon ammonia fertilizer to reduce the carbon intensity of corn production and ethanol.
MOTA-ENGIL has informed that, through its subsidiary MOTA-ENGIL MEXICO, has signed an agreement with Pemex Transformación Industrial, a subsidiary of the state run Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), for the construction of a fertilizer industrial plant located in Escolin, Poza Rica, State of Vera Cruz.
The company has provided a notice of award to Worley Chemetics for its three greenfield sulfuric acid plants located at OCP’s Mzinda Phosphate Hub (MPH) in Morocco.
Bruks Siwertell has secured an order for a Siwertell ship loader type-1A from Libyan Fertilizer Company (LIFECO). It is designed to offer reliable, efficient, high-capacity urea handling at the operator’s facilities in Marsa al Brega in Libya, and will be fitted with the latest digital advances to enable remote support.
The companies have announced a long-term partnership in Europe aimed at providing farmers with crop nutrition programmes to help decarbonise the food value chain.
Tidal Grow® AgriScience, a division of Tidal Vision Products Inc., has been awarded a Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP) grant by the USDA.
Petrobras has announced that it has signed a master agreement with Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S.A. (Yara) as a next step in its negotiations to structure potential business partnerships in the fertilizer segment.
The company has signed an agreement to purchase a 100% share in Nutrisource PTE, including a newly built fertilizer blending facility in Togo with a capacity of up to 200 000 tpy.
Stamicarbon, together with NextChem Tech, has been awarded a feasibility study and a pre-FEED contract from FertigHy. Under this contract, Stamicarbon will provide its NX Stami Green Ammonia and NX Stami Nitric Acid technologies for FertigHy’s first low-carbon fertilizer plant in France.
On 27 June 2024, at the Fertilizers Europe General Assembly, Leo Alders (LAT Nitrogen) was re-elected as president of the company for a two-year term.
In May 2024, Cinis Fertilizer started up the production of environmentally friendly potassium sulfate in Köpmanholmen, just outside Örnsköldsvik.
Trammo has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Trammo Terminals, Inc. has acquired Lemm Operations, LLC, an experienced operator and provider of engineering and terminal management services to large chemical facilities throughout the United States.
SABIC Agri-Nutrients company has announced that it obtained feedstock allocation from the Ministry of Energy to set up a blue (low carbon) ammonia project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Técnicas Reunidas has signed an agreement with IGNIS P2X to provide engineering services for the design of up to five green ammonia projects in different locations in Spain, with a possible final investment that could exceed €5 billion.
The ceremony at IITA's headquarters marks the beginning of a collaboration to enhance soil health and agricultural productivity across the region.
The companies have completed a joint research project, resulting in enhancements to the current electrolyser manufacturing process and technology.
The sponsors will develop and build up to 480 MW of renewable energy and an up to 240 MW electrolyser facility for production of renewable hydrogen, which will be used as feedstock for production of renewable ammonia at MOPCO's existing ammonia production facility at Damietta in Egypt.
Among the new contracts, NEXTCHEM’s subsidiary Stamicarbon, the group’s nitrogen technology licensor, has been awarded a contract by a major Middle Eastern fertilizer producer to design and supply a state-of-the-art high pressure pool condenser, featuring the latest technology and design improvements.