Europe
10 June 2026
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
UK and EU policymakers are trying to bring down fertilizer costs without losing control of safety, climate and trade risks. Against a backdrop of high prices, supply disruption and new carbon rules, both are exploring temporary tariff relief while tightening the product and emissions framework that will govern fertilizers over the longer term.
Uzbek nitric acid producer Navoiyazot JSC has signed a contract with Swiss technology company CASALE SA for a secondary nitrous oxide (N₂O) abatement catalyst system at its plant in Navoiy, Uzbekistan.
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.
Hydropulse, a subsidiary of UK-based electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power, has signed a preliminary agreement with an unnamed European oil refinery to develop a 150 MW green hydrogen plant.
Casale has completed start-up of a 450 t/d weak nitric acid plant for BorsodChem MCHZ in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
UK Energy Group said in a stock exchange announcement on 14 October that its subsidiary UK Energy Storage had signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK Nuclear.