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.
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.
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.
Andrew T. Scribner has been elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Chris Vlachopoulos, ICIS, has highlighted how the fertilizer market has begun to reorient around tighter availability and elevated prices.
Davide Carrara, CASALE, and Robert Kender, Linde GmbH, analyse process optimisation and dynamic evaluation of ammonia plants operating under fluctuating conditions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Randy Moore, Siemens Energy, USA, outlines the benefits of retrofitting ammonia plant compressors with modern dry gas seals.
Fertilizers Europe has released a statement regarding the impact of the war in the Middle East on the EU fertilizer market.
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.
IDTechEx highlights how local low-cost ammonia production can mitigate rising fertilizer costs caused by the conflict in Iran.
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.