Contributor: Natalie Noor-Drugan

Ameropa has acquired Peruvian fertiliser distributor Inkafert, giving the Swiss group a direct foothold in Peru’s bulk fertiliser market while keeping the local team and set‑up in place.

On 6 May, Romanian gas producer Romgaz said it had agreed key terms to take over the Azomureș fertiliser plant, weeks after the Ameropa‑owned producer started a 45‑day restructuring process and warned it could mothball the site without a deal.

Dangote Group has lifted planned investment in its Ethiopian fertiliser project to more than $4 billion, adding NPK capacity and key infrastructure to a urea complex first costed at about $2.5 billion under a 2025 deal with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Brazil‑focused phosphate developer Aguia is nearing final approval for its Tres Estradas project in southern Brazil, with state environmental agency FEPAM now reviewing last‑minute changes ahead of issuing an operating licence.

Millennial Potash has kicked off a four‑hole Phase 3 drill programme at its Banio project in Gabon, targeting resource growth to feed a definitive feasibility study due by end‑2026.

Itafos has amended its long-term sulfuric acid supply contract with Rio Tinto’s Kennecott copper business, locking in a new pricing basis and more flexible volumes to support US phosphate production at Conda, Idaho through 2029.

Chinese fertiliser producer Yunnan Yuntianhua is backing a 10 million tonne per year underground phosphate mine in Yunnan through its 35%-owned associate Yunnan Yuntianhua Julin New Materials Co., Ltd. (Julin New Materials), aiming to secure long‑term rock supply for fertiliser and new‑energy materials.

Brazil Potash has secured the installation licence for its Autazes potash mine in Amazonas state, clearing the way for construction of a 2.4 million t/y project aimed at cutting Brazil’s heavy reliance on imported MOP.

ADNOC Gas has outlined a staged recovery plan for its Habshan complex after April attacks and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while reporting sharply stronger sulphur earnings on the back of firm prices and resilient output elsewhere in its network.

LSB Industries, a US-based producer of ammonia and industrial chemicals, has agreed a deal with carbon capture developer Lapis Carbon Solutions to secure a pathway to full ownership of its El Dorado CCS project in Arkansas.