Nitrogen

For several weeks now, fertilizer prices have been on an upward trend in the main global markets. This is the result of several factors – demand, fertilizer availability, and supply logistics. Fertilizers are becoming moderately more expensive both in countries with low and stable production costs and in countries where costs are high and subject to rapid changes.

KBR has announced that it has been awarded a contract for PMC services by AMUFERT to support the development of its fertilizer plant in Soyo, Angola.

Learn how a French urea prills manufacturer aims to address production challenges with a tailored screening approach.

As a response to the increasing demand for the nitric acid alloy, Alleima® 2RE10, in the US, Alleima will now make expedited delivery available from its Scranton, Pennsylvania tube production facility. A grade with resistance to corrosion for nitric acid production for industries like fertilizers, explosives, and synthetic fibres.

Cornerstone Chemical Co. (Cornerstone), operator of the Cornerstone Energy Park and provider of melamine, acrylonitrile (AN) and sulfuric acid, announced the decision to mothball it’s AN operations effective June 30 2025.

LBC Vlissingen (LBC) are to launch the open season for ammonia storage and ammonia cracking capacity at their terminal, currently under development at the North Sea Port, Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

Using a carbon capture and usage (CCU) solution, the aim is to remove up to 145 000 tpy of CO2 from the flue gas of the existing ammonia production and use them in the urea production.

In place of synthetic fertilizer, Pivot Bio has engineered nitrogen-producing microbes to make farming more sustainable.