Magazine: 524 Jan-Feb 2025

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Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras plans to resume construction of its UFN-III nitrogen fertilizer unit in Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul state.

Van Iperen International is pursuing an ambitious sustainability strategy to cut its carbon footprint by 50%.

ICL has announced that Elad Aharonson will become its new president and CEO, effective 13th March 2025. The company’s board of directors approved the appointment on 23rd December. Elad replaces ICL’s outgoing president and CEO Raviv Zoller who is leaving the company in a planned departure.

As a tumultuous 2024 draws to a close, CRU’s fertilizer team to make a few predictions for the year ahead.

Dr Karl Wyant of Nutrien outlines how the phosphorus and potassium removed during soybean/corn rotations are best replenished.

Soybean growers are increasingly turning to biostimulants and micronutrients such as boron to achieve yield gains.

Latin America has become a desirable destination for green ammonia projects. This is linked to the region’s abundance of relatively inexpensive renewable energy, and large-scale fertilizer demand from a growing, high-value and import-dependent agricultural market. Ahead of Fertilizer Latino Americano 2025, Fertilizer International discusses regional green ammonia project prospects with leading players ATOME, Casale, Atlas Agro and Stamicarbon.

In the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural inputs, a quiet revolution has been taking place across Latin America. Value-added fertilizers (VAFs), long operating in the shadows of traditional fertilizers, have emerged as a powerful force in the region’s agricultural transformation. Vatren Jurin of DunhamTrimmer explains more.

California-based biologicals company BioConsortia is launching the nitrogen-fixing product Always N for 2025 season sales in New Zealand with its partner Mosaic. The product, which is based on robust, spore-forming, gram-positive microbes (Paenibacillus ) fixes atmospheric nitrogen throughout the growing season by colonising the roots of corn, wheat and potatoes, as well as fruits and vegetables. Always N delivers consistent yield gains and is backed by data from more than 300 trials in Brazil, New Zealand, the US and Europe. Fertilizer International spoke with Marcus Meadows-Smith, the company’s CEO, ahead of the Fertilizer Latino Americano 2025 conference.