To support research to increase crop diversity, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced up to CAN$8 124 319 to Ag-West Bio Inc. through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component.
The 15-year supply agreement, starting in July 2024, stipulates the supply of up to 0.74 million tpy of urea to Koch Fertilizer.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Tom Vilsack, has announced that USDA is investing in domestic fertilizer projects to strengthen competition for US farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.
The companies have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low carbon (blue) ammonia solution, building on a nearly 25-year ammonia relationship between the companies.
In Astana, EuroChem has signed an agreement with China National Chemical Engineering Co. (CNCEC) for the design, construction and commissioning of a chemical complex in Janatas, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
Minbos Resources has provided update on activities from Angola on the Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Project.
The €1.3 billion CAPEX investment build is expected to be in operation by 2030. The production process will use renewable and low-carbon electricity to produce hydrogen, a substitute to imported natural gas.
The companies have entered into a two-year agreement under which Kongsberg Digital will develop digital twin technology for Yara's factories in Herøya in Norway and Sluiskil in the Netherlands.
The company is launching its first control valve for urea plants, which is set to be installed at one of the major fertilizer plants in the MEA region for the first time later this year.
Reward Minerals has announced that exploration licence application E09/2763 was granted by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
Electric Hydrogen has announced US$100 million in corporate credit financing to support manufacturing and deployment of electrolyser plants, which enable the lowest cost production of green hydrogen for fertilizer, aviation and shipping industries.
More than 1500 participants from across Africa, including Heads of State and Ministers, are expected to attend the event.
The plants have become available as BASF implements structural measures at its Ludwigshafen site to ensure competitiveness in a changing European market environment as announced in February 2023.
Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council praises special fund, administered by the African Development Group, for innovative financing solutions to boost fertilizer use and agricultural productivity in Africa and echoes call for more financing for the continent’s fertilizer sector.
In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has launched a project that will help deliver nearly 8000 t of fertilizers to 100 000 smallholder farmers, boosting harvests and incomes.