Sulphur 396 Sept-Oct 2021
30 September 2021
Sulphur Industry News Roundup
INDIA
India discussing green hydrogen mandate for refiners
Latest in Africa
Fertilizers on the agenda at COP31 in Turkey
Fertilizers and food security are among the topics being discussed at the COP31 conference which opened this week in Turkey.
EU clears Koch–OCP phosphate JV
The European Commission has cleared US conglomerate Koch's plan to take joint control of a Moroccan phosphate fertilizer plant owned by OCP, the Moroccan phosphate rock and fertilizer producer.
Técnicas Reunidas wins Dangote reformer project
Spanish engineering company Técnicas Reunidas will supply two hydrogen reformers for Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group's new ammonia and urea complex in Ethiopia.
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.