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Fertiglobe, Egypt in talks about new fertilizer complex
Fertiglobe’s CEO, Ahmed Al-Hoshi and Egypt’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources, Karim Badawi met in October to discuss a $1.5 billion investment to establish an integrated phosphate fertilizer production complex in the Ain Sokhna region.
Poorer countries face Hormuz fertilizer squeeze
The continuing conflict in the Middle East is leading to heightened concerns of food shortages on the back of a sharp reduction in fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, with poorer countries that struggle to diversify supplies most exposed to the risk.
UCF launches $1.6bn fertilizer expansion in Zambia
United Capital Fertilizer (UCF), a subsidiary of China’s Wonderful Group, has launched a US$1.6 billion expansion of its ammonia and urea fertilizer manufacturing facilities in Chilanga, Zambia.
INPEX begins blue ammonia production
INPEX Corp says that it has begun ammonia production at its demonstration project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata, and has also begun supplying the ammonia to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC).
Nel and Rheinmetall team up on synthetic fuels
Norwegian electrolyser manufacturer Nel ASA and German defence and technology group Rheinmetall AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore decentralised production of synthetic fuels from renewable hydrogen.