Latin America
11 November 2026
Written by Simon Inglethorpe
Bunge closed its thiosulphate fertilizer plant in Campana, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on 26th October, according to media reports.
The plant manufactures ammonium thiosulphate (ATS) sold under the trade name SolMix and potassium thiosulfate (KTS) marketed as SolKS. It also makes ammonia as a feedstock for thiosulphate production with any surpluses sold as merchant ammonia.
Fertilizers and food security are among the topics being discussed at the COP31 conference which opened this week in Turkey.
The fertilizer market will remain bullish in 2027 amid increased demand and supply constraints due to geopolitical factors, continuing a trend seen this year, Mosaic said.
US methanol and hydrogen developer Transition Industries has signed a definitive engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for the electrolyser plant at its Pacifico Mexinol project.
Chilean domestic acid production fell 17.2% to 3.92 Mt in 2025, its lowest level since 2002, according to Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco).