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      <title>The evolution of the calomel process</title>
      <description>Steve Fediw, Kimre Inc., USA, analyses how methods of mercury control have improved through trial and breakthrough, and which technologies are pushing the industry forwards.</description>
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      <title>Securing the world’s food supply: breaking the link between fertilizers and gas</title>
      <description>Against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical risks to food supply chains, Joseph Ely, Latent Drive, explains how new hydrogen technologies can combat these risks and help to remove the reliance on global fossil gas supplies to produce fertilizer.</description>
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      <title>Access, not cost, will define fertilizer markets after Hormuz</title>
      <description>ICIS reports on how the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping fertilizer markets, suggesting the key issue is no longer what fertilizer costs, but whether supply can be secured at all.</description>
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      <title>The pathways to a net-zero future</title>
      <description>In the May/June issue of World Fertilizer, Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, provides insight into current strategies companies and governments are deploying to make fertilizers more sustainable.</description>
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      <title>CF Industries elects new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</title>
      <description>Andrew T. Scribner has been elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</description>
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      <title>ICIS reports on newest fertilizer market shifts</title>
      <description>Chris Vlachopoulos, ICIS, has highlighted how the fertilizer market has begun to reorient around tighter availability and elevated prices.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Green ammonia: process optimisation and industrial validation</title>
      <description>Davide Carrara, CASALE, and Robert Kender, Linde GmbH, analyse process optimisation and dynamic evaluation of ammonia plants operating under fluctuating conditions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy efficiency in ammonia and fertilizer production: from compliance to cost savings</title>
      <description>As energy costs, emissions expectations, and regulatory pressure increase, ammonia and fertilizer producers are turning to improving energy efficiency as a practical path to lower costs and stronger operational performance. Yokogawa’s new eBook, Beyond Compliance: Lower Operating Costs Through Energy Efficiency, examines what this shift looks like in practice.</description>
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      <title>ICIS provides insight into impacts of US-Iran war on fertilizer markets</title>
      <description>ICIS have provided insight on how fertilizer markets have tightened as the conflict in the Middle East increases transportation risks ahead of India’s kharif season.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Beyond oil: how a regional conflict threatens fertilizer and ammonia trade</title>
      <description>Rystad Energy has released its findings on how the conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran has impacted the global ammonia and fertilizer trade.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Green ammonia trade exposes regulatory issues</title>
      <description>Stephen B. Harrison, sbh4 Consulting, explores the development of AM Green’s green ammonia complex in India, and the variety of challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Change the seal, maximise the yield</title>
      <description>Randy Moore, Siemens Energy, USA, outlines the benefits of retrofitting ammonia plant compressors with modern dry gas seals.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fertilizers Europe releases war statement</title>
      <description>Fertilizers Europe has released a statement regarding the impact of the war in the Middle East on the EU fertilizer market.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains</title>
      <description>ICIS reports on how the escalating conflict in the Middle East is placing global fertilizer supply chains under growing strain, disrupting production, exports and trade flows.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran conflict hikes fertilizer prices</title>
      <description>IDTechEx highlights how local low-cost ammonia production can mitigate rising fertilizer costs caused by the conflict in Iran. </description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Argus Media hosts Fertilizer Latino Americano in Miami, Florida</title>
      <description>On the 26 - 28 January Argus Media, in collaboration with CRU, hosted hundreds of attendees for Fertilizer Latino Americano, a networking event serving the Latin American and global market. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart screening for sustainable fertilizers</title>
      <description>Dr Metodi Zlatev and Dr Jan Lampke, Haver &amp; Boecker Niagara, Germany, discuss how efficient screening technologies can be used to optimise fertilizer production and engender a more sustainable process.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Supply and demand: seeking fertilizer sustainability</title>
      <description>Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, examines how the fertilizer industry must adapt to meet rising supply and demand whilst reducing its environmental impact.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fertilizers Europe releases statement on CBAM</title>
      <description>Fertilizers Europe has released a statement regarding its thoughts on the CBAM package released by the European Commission on 17 December 2025.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The future of crop fertilizers</title>
      <description>Alex Valentine, Andres Agurto, and Franz Hippler, Yara R&amp;D, discuss the future of crop fertilizers, and why the role of crop nutrition – especially from the mineral fertilizer industry – is rarely present in science-fiction films.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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