Phosphates news

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.

Arianne Phosphate has signed an agreement with Travertine Technologies to produce phosphoric acid more sustainably from phosphate rock.

Romanian state-owned gas supplier Romgaz has completed its purchase of fertilizer producer Azmoures for €69 million.

Mosaic has been awarded the 2026 Ducks Unlimited Corporate Conservation Achievement Award.

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.

Itafos and Rio Tinto have amended a sulfuric acid contract to further support US farming.

Indian Potash Limited (IPL), a major fertilizer importer and producer, has issued LoI to 14 suppliers in order to secure over 1.3 million t of DAP.

Avenir Minerals has agreed to acquire Fox River Resources in an all-cash transaction for approximately CAN$94.3 million.

In an insight piece from ICIS, Chris Vlachopoulos explores how policy responses to the disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz remain mixed.

Chris Vlachopoulos, ICIS, has highlighted how the fertilizer market has begun to reorient around tighter availability and elevated prices.