Phosphates

OCP Nutricrops, a phosphate-based fertilizer producer, has announced a strategic investment to reinforce its production capacity with the creation of two new mining and industrial axes: Mzinda and Meskala, Morocco.

Minbos has announced that it has received the second tranche of funding, totalling US$2.43 million, from the FSDEA to continue constructing the Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Project in Angola.

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.

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.

Phil Brown, president of the Phosphate Solutions Division of ICL, will be presenting.

OCP Group, a leader in phosphate-based plant and animal nutrition solutions, and Fertinagro Biotech S.L, a Spanish fertilizer producer, have announced that OCP Group has acquired an additional 25% of the capital of GlobalFeed S.L, bringing OCP Group’s total stake to 75%.

Metso will support the customer in commissioning, ramping up and optimising the new greenfield site, covering both maintenance and plant operations.

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.