Nitrogen

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.

Grupa Azoty is set to produce its new multi-component fertilizer – POLIFOSKA Multi S – a product containing 23% sulfur at its Police facilities.

H2 Global Energy finalises initial studies for green ammonia plant in Morocco with a production capacity of 1 million tpy.

Local, domestic production of green ammonia enabled by TalusAg’s rapidly deployable systems ensures cost-competitive, reliable and sustainable fertilizer supply for American farmers.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada, has announced the expansion of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), which will provide an additional CA$300 million to 13 organisations in continuation of their efforts to help farmers become more climate resilient over the next three years.

K+S sets standards for more climate-friendly agriculture: with the innovative C:LIGHT product line, the company now also offers CO2-reduced potash and magnesium fertilizers helping farmers and their partners to reduce the environmental footprint of food.

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) has been awarded a process design package for its proprietary NX STAMI UREA™ technology license, to upgrade a urea plant in China.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, discusses the future of the fertilizer industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and its challenges in an ever-changing global landscape.

Trammo, an international physical commodity trader, will leverage its market and logistical expertise to deliver and sell in Europe and worldwide this unique low-carbon ammonia for use as fertilizer feedstock and for other key industrial applications.

The initial effort focuses on engaging progressive corn farmers across Missouri and neighbouring states with the company's crop nutrition technology.