Contributor: Natalie Noor-Drugan

Hynfra, a Polish developer of green hydrogen and ammonia projects, has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Philippine partner to build a green ammonia complex on the island of Mindoro.

Mexico’s Fermachem is moving ahead with a large nitrogen fertilizer plant in Lerdo, Durango, backed by federal and state authorities and positioned as one of the largest industrial investments in the state.

Project Meadowlark, the more than $1 billion homegrown nitrogen fertilizer complex in Gothenburg, Nebraska that we reported on in May, has taken a major step forward with Topsoe selected to supply blue ammonia technology for the site.

Cefic has sharpened its warning over the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), saying the European Commission’s July revision proposal could accelerate deindustrialisation despite including some of the changes industry had asked for.

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.