Nitrogen

As of 1 January 2017, A.J. Sackett and Sons and Waconia Manufacturingalign their sales force and product lines, and become Sackett-Waconia.

With construction of Iowa Fertilizer plant nearly 98% complete, the facility will reach another critical milestone as the company begins ammonia plant start up activities.

CF Industries marks the completion of the company’s capacity expansion with the new ammonia and urea plants at its Port Neal, Iowa, nitrogen complex, successfully started up.

Chemoproject Nitrogen officially changes its name to Casale Project a.s. and is now fully owned by Casale Holding.

Infographic produced by World Fertilizer for the November 2016 issue.

Ryan Bartlett has joined Compass Minerals as Vice President, Innovation And Product Development.

Infographic produced by World Fertilizer for the September 2016 issue.

Heraeus and Hensel Recycling GmbH have signed a long-term cooperation contract for the processing of precious metal wastes.

Solex Thermal Science wins the Clean Technology Award at the Alberta Export Awards.

Gronbech & Sonner selected as the new representative of REMBE products and services in Denmark.

Following MBAC Fertilizer Corp.’s annual general meeting, the company made various appointments, approved its stock option plan and confirmed its name change.

Vale enters into a stock purchase agreement with Mosaic to sell its fertilizer business to Mosaic, excluding its nitrogen and phosphate assets in Cubatão, Brazil. 

K+S has acquired a 30% stake in fertilizer manufacturer Al-Biariq for Fertilizer Plant Co. Ltd in Saudi Arabia.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has supplied and commissioned Egypt’s largest nitrogen fertilizer complex.

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has named the 2017 4R Advocate winners.