Nitrogen+Syngas 399 Jan-Feb 2026
27 January 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a foundation stone for a new ammonia-urea plant at Namrup in Assam on December 21st. The plant, to be constructed by the Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd (AVFCCL), will have a urea production capacity of 1.27 million t/a, and the project is scheduled for commissioning in 2030.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) have renewed their cooperation agreement to push more sustainable, evidence based fertilizer use and strengthen global agrifood resilience.
The International Finance Corporation, Siemens Financial Services and Fullerton Carbon Action Fund have signed definitive agreements for a total equity investment of $105 million in Hygenco Green Energies. The investment will support the development of multiple commercial green hydrogen projects which Hygenco aims to deliver as part of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission. Hygenco broke […]
Controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) can help food processors and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies cut their Scope 3 emissions.
Karl Wyant, Nutrien's Director of Agronomy, discusses practical ways for improving potassium uptake by crops.
Multiple drone strikes have hit the industrial city of Cherepovets in Russia's Vologda Oblast region, according to Russian news agency TASS. The area contains PhosAgro's largest phosphate fertilizer production site. Cherepovets has a production capacity of around 700,000 t/a NPK and around 814,000 t/year DAP/MAP, according to CRU data, making it the largest phosphate fertilizer production site across Europe and the CIS. The site also contains several sulphuric acid plants with a combined capacity of 4.5 million t/a, making it Russia's largest production hub for the acid. This entire volume is consumed domestically.