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Honeywell and Johnson Matthey have agreed to amend the agreement for Honeywell’s purchase of JM’s Catalyst Technologies business segment. Honeywell’s payment for the business has been reduced from £1.8 billion ($2.43 billion) to £1.325 billion ($1.8 billion), and the completion date for the transaction has been extended to July 21, 2026, with a possible extension […]

At the CRU Nitrogen + Syngas conference, CRU spoke with Syed Aamir Abbas, Chief Technical Officer at Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC), about how Pakistan’s fertiliser sector is navigating tightening natural gas availability and what that means for future supply security.

Day two of CRU’s Nitrogen+Syngas Expoconference 2026 saw the conference move into its technical sessions, run in three parallel streams covering everything from low carbon hydrogen production, sustainable plants, emissions reductions, carbon capture, ammonia plant operations, syngas and methanol production to asset safety and maintenance. Blue ammonia One of the things that struck me most, […]

CRU’s Nitrogen+Syngas Expoconference 2026 returned to Barcelona for its second year running to discuss the state of the industry, both economically and technically. The opening included a tribute to Casale’s late Dr Umberto Zardi by Norbert Ringer of Clariant and Lisa Connock, Managing Editor of Nitrogen+Syngas magazine. Dr Zardi, whose obituary we carried in issue […]

Fertilizer Latino Americano (FLA) conference report.

BP plc appointed Meg O’Neill as its next chief executive office, effective 1 April 2026. Murray Auchincloss stepped down from his position as CEO and director of the Board, as of Thursday, 18 December. Carol Howle, current executive vice president, supply, trading & shipping of bp, will serve as interim CEO until O’Neill joins as CEO. Auchinloss will serve in an advisory role until December 2026 to ensure a smooth transition.

BASF has announced a new management board for the spin-off of its new Agricultural Solutions division as a separate company ahead of its listing and initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt stock exchange. BASF says this will “establish the standalone business as an independent, pure-play agricultural company with global reach, robust growth prospects and strong cash flow generation.” BASF will remain the majority shareholder and will continue to benefit from the company’s growth and success, while implementing market customary corporate governance.

A summary of recent company appointments.

ICL announced the passing of Dr Patricia Imas, the company’s renowned Chief Agronomist, on 17th December 2025.