Contributor: Natalie Noor-Drugan

The Council of the EU has adopted a regulation giving member states new tools to support farmers hit by sharply higher fertilizer and input costs linked to the recent crisis in the Middle East.

Belarusian potash fertilisers remain barred from transiting through Lithuania to Klaipėda port under EU sanctions, after the General Court dismissed a challenge from terminal operator Birių Krovinių Terminalas UAB (BKT).

Pampa Energía has taken final investment decision on its long trailed Bahía Blanca fertilizer complex, confirming a $2.7 billion granular urea project that will host Latin America’s largest urea plant by production capacity.

Fertilizer International will be present on the CRU stand at the 100th Annual Southwestern Fertilizer Conference & Centennial Anniversary Celebration, taking place from Sunday 12 July through Thursday 16 July 2026 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

Amufert has appointed a new Board of Directors as its gas‑based ammonia and urea complex in Soyo, Zaire Province moves from planning into the execution phase, with operations targeted to begin in 2027.

Axens has agreed to acquire Air Liquide’s Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol to Propylene (MTP™) process, to strengthen its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offering via a Methanol to Jet (MTJ) route.

Environment Committee MEPs have backed changes to strengthen the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), voting to extend it to a long list of downstream steel and aluminium products, tighten anti circumvention rules and set up a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund (TDF) for industry.

Ostara has released a higher analysis grade of its CG P2X phosphate fertilizer, taking it to 9 42 0 with 9 Mg. The new formulation concentrates about 30% more nitrogen and phosphorus into each granule while keeping the product’s performance across different soils, pH levels and tillage systems.

Switch Bioworks, a Stanford University originated biotech company based in San Carlos, California that engineers symbiotic microbes for sustainable nitrogen fertilizer, has begun advanced field trials in the U.S. Midwest for its novel microbial nitrogen product, following regulatory authorisation from USDA and EPA.

Flying Forest has appointed Casale as integrator and technology provider for the Pre FEED of Project Loonbird, a biomass to methanol complex planned for Iisalmi, Finland, and targeted to start operations by 2030.