Category: Commodity

A round-up of current and proposed projects involving non-nitrogen synthesis gas derivatives, including methanol, synthetic/substitute natural gas (SNG) and gas- and coal to liquids (GTL/CTL) plants.

• The short term outlook appears balanced for the most part, although more bullish participants seem to be holding sway over market sentiment.

This year’s International Methanol Technology Operators’ Forum (IMTOF) was held at the Holiday Inn Regents Park hotel, London, from June 15 to 18.

Dr Karl Wyant, Nutrien’s Director of Agronomy, highlights the strong potassium demand of oil palm, potatoes and grapes.

The Iran-Israel conflict in mid-June placed the urea market on edge prior to a ceasefire announcement.

The Belarusian government has nationalised and is fast-tracking the two million t/a capacity Slavkaliy project.

Italy’s Saipem has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Sonatrach for an integrated phosphate fertilizer project in Algeria.

Grupa Azoty Police has successfully loaded a 36,640 tonne fertilizer consignment at its seaport for transport to South America. The historic shipment marks the first of its kind, in terms of its scale and the history of the company’s Police production plant, Grupa Azoty said.

Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has secured a long-term offtake agreement from Envision Energy for green ammonia from Inner Mongolia.

Casale has signed a process design package (PDP) contract with Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co for two new fertilizer plants.